Its one positive effect was to launch an effort to reform the international monetary system. So now that the French government – not them again! – has committed to making international monetary reform the centerpiece of its G-20 presidency in 2011, it is worth recalling the cautionary tale of the 1960’s.
换句话说，类似的争论不但糊弄了前人，也令今人迷惑不已。它的积极影响就是启动了一场改革国际货币系统的运动。因此当如今的法国政府（又是这帮法国人！）承诺将在2011年担任G20集团轮值主席国时将国际货币改革作为核心任务时，自当检讨一下1960年代的教训。