A high point of the meeting was the speech by Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, who stressed the marked change in her institution, at least at the top: deep concern about women’s rights; renewed emphasis on the link between inequality and instability; and recognition that collective bargaining and minimum wages could play an important role in reducing inequality. If only the IMF programs in Greece and elsewhere fully reflected these sentiments!
这次会议的亮点是国际货币基金组织常务董事克里斯汀·拉加德（Christine Lagarde）的发言，她强调了其机构的显著变化，至少在机构首脑层是如此：他们深切关注妇女权利；重新强调不平等和不稳定之间的联系；并认识到集体谈判和最低工资在减少不平等上能起到重要作用。你说要是在希腊和世界其他地方实施的国际货币基金组织项目能充分体现这些观点那该多好！