Or they can treat the crisis as a wake-up call to fix what debt has papered over in the last few decades. For better or worse, the narrative that persuades these countries’ governments and publics will determine their future –&nbsp;and that of the global economy.
发达国家有的选择。它们可以若无其事（尽管消费者如同惊弓之鸟，“动物精神”也需要刺激来予以提振）。它们也可以将此次危机视为修正过去数十年来产生债务的问题的契机。无论如何，政府和公众选择相信哪种观点将决定它们的未来——以及全球经济的未来。