Admittedly, no developing country ever seems to vote against a big bailout for one of its brethren, no matter how ill conceived. But would such indiscriminate largesse persist if middle-income countries knew that their votes really counted, and that they were spending their own money?
如果中等收入国家成为IMF的大债权人，他们能改变现状吗？很难说。诚然，不论计划有多糟糕，似乎也没有一个发展中国家会对其兄弟国家的援助投否决票。但如果他们知道自己的投票能够影响结果，且他们花的是自己的钱，那么这种不加选择的慷慨还会继续吗？我表示怀疑。