Is it sustained economic decline, high and long-term unemployment, poverty, rampant inflation, a precipitous fall in the exchange rate, fiscal deficits, high borrowing costs, and political dysfunction? Most would agree that a crisis exists if just some of these “misery indices” are present.
法兰克福——危机的构成要素是什么？是经济的持续衰退、长期的高失业率、贫困、恶性通货膨胀、汇率的急剧下降、财政赤字、借贷成本高、还是政治问题？大部分人都认为，如果此类“痛苦指数”中的某些问题出现，就会引发危机。然而，虽然普遍认为欧洲正面临危机，但欧洲只是存在少数几个问题，而且此危机只存在于几个欧元区国家。