Sometimes – its critics will say often – the advice provided by the IMF and World Bank is misguided. This was certainly true in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, when right-wing ideology dominated, producing a one-size-fits-all prescription entailing privatization, liberalization, and macroeconomic stability (meaning price stability), with little attention to employment, equity, or the environment.
有时—批评者会说是“经常”—国际货币基金组织和世界银行提供的建议具有误导性。在20世纪80 年代和90年代初，情况确实如此。当时在国际货币基金组织和世界银行，右翼思潮一统天下，给各国开的处方都是“一刀切”，全都是私有化、自由化、宏观经济稳定（意思是价格稳定）那一套，很少注意到就业问题、公正问题和环境保护问题。