There could be no repeat of the Great Depression, not only because monetary policy was much better (it was), but also because international cooperation was better institutionalized. And yet one man, the American former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, has shown how far removed from reality that claim remains.
普林斯顿——全球金融危机发生后，各国领导人不断重复着宽慰民众的口头禅。货币政策的明显改善（事实的确如此）以及国际合作制度化的长足进步确保了大萧条不会再次上演。但一位名叫爱德华·斯诺登的美国前情报部门承包商已经证实这种说法距离现实有多远。