Without the preconditions that made the Brady Plan work, simply transplanting a debt write-off would only augment uncertainty and fuel the political revulsion that already threatens to undermine European integration. And it may be that Europe – because of its relative prosperity – is less in a mood for the biblical seven lean years than was a much poorer Latin America in the 1980’s.
由于布雷迪计划产生效果的先决条件都不存在，简单移植债务减记的做法，只会增加不确定性，甚至对已经威胁到欧洲一体化进程的政治反感情绪火上浇油。更何况，欧洲相对富裕，未必会如20世纪80年代的拉美那样，陷入像《圣经》说的“七个荒年”。