Both sides have known throughout the tortuous negotiations of recent months that failure to reach an agreement would benefit no one. Greece’s economy would contract even further, and its creditors would have to accept even larger write-offs.
这是一个典型的“囚徒困境”。双方都从近几个月来一波三折的谈判中明白，无法取得一致对双方都不利。希腊经济将继续在衰退中挣扎，而其债权人也不得不接受更大的减记损失。