While the outrage that followed the appointment of another European as IMF Managing Director in 2011 is likely to ensure that the Fund’s next head will not hail from Europe, the IMF’s fast-diminishing role means that it will not matter much. As 2008’s secret history shows, what matters is who has access to the Fed.
2011年，新任命的IMF总裁再一次被欧洲人把持，这引起了轩然大波，也确保了IMF的下一任首脑将不太可能继续来自欧洲，但IMF作用的迅速下滑意味着这已经无关紧要。2008年的秘史表明，真正重要的是被美联储接纳。