The results of austerity have been what any Keynesian would have expected: hardly any growth in the UK and the eurozone in the last two and a half years, and huge declines in some countries; little reduction in public deficits, despite large spending cuts; and higher national debts.
紧缩的结果就是凯恩斯所断言的那样：过去两年半英国和欧元区国家几乎没有任何经济增长，在某些国家经济衰退得很快；尽管有大额的开支削减，公共赤字并没有下降多少；国债却变得更多。