Rather than recovering strongly, sluggish Western growth is periodically flirting with recession at a time of high unemployment and multiplying debt concerns, particularly in Europe. In an amazing turn of events, virtually every Western country must now worry about its credit ratings, while quite a few emerging economies continue to climb the ratings ladder.
不存在完全重建旧秩序的可能。西方国家复苏疲软，经济前进一步后退两步，失业高企，债务忧虑陡增，特别是在欧洲。事情发生戏剧性转变后，事实上现在所有西方国家都得担心自己的信用评级了，而与此同时，不少新兴经济体的评级在持续上升。再想想现在，西方代表团前往新兴国家毕恭毕敬地恳求金融支持（不管是直接支持还是通过IMF支持）的情景吧。