Almost two decades later, with Latin American governments again exploring the potential of activist industrial policy, avoiding the mistakes of the past will require a thorough understanding of why previous attempts failed – and a concrete strategy to guide future efforts. A recent report by the Inter-American Development Bank (of which I am President) does precisely that.
大概二十年后，拉美各国政府再次着手探索积极产业政策的潜力，为了避免重蹈覆辙，就需要彻底弄明白以前尝试的失败原因，并且需要切实的策略来指导未来的努力。而本人担任行长的美洲开发银行最近发布的一份报告正是因此而生。