In fact, faith in the market has been dented, while trust in government and regulation is increasing. After decades of consensus that the state should set the rules and otherwise leave the private sector alone, the state is now widely seen as a beneficial force that should play an active role in the economy.
我们如今所见到的景象，正是上世纪八十年代那些争论的相反版本。彼时，罗纳德·里根常常戏称：“英语中最可怕的九个词是：我来自政府，我来帮你！”现在，政府为稳定金融市场和整体经济已经投入了数万亿美元、欧元、日元和英镑，那九个字也显得远没有那么可怕了。