Although there are vast differences surrounding the departure of the IMF and Bank heads, there are some worrisome similarities. First, there is every sign that the Europeans will use Rato’s sudden announcement as an excuse to avoid a serious debate about relinquishing their privilege of always appointing the Fund’s head True the US was able to essentially blackmail the world into choosing yet another American to replace Wolfowitz, by balking at efforts to push him out peaceably.
尽管国际货币基金组织和世界银行领袖的离职有着本质的区别，但同时也有着令人忧虑的相似之处。首先，所有迹象都表明欧洲人会把拉托的突然决定作为逃避就放弃其一直以来指定基金组织首脑的特权进行严肃探讨的借口。没错，美国可以通过阻止要求沃尔福威茨和平辞职的努力，在事实上要挟世界另选一位美国人来接替沃尔福威茨的位置。但对于拉托主动提出辞职的国际货币基金组织，欧洲人能却还没有具备那么大的影响力。