在困難時期,偉大的領導人們已經表達了希望。1940年二戰(zhàn)之初，溫斯頓?丘吉爾在當選英國首相時向議會發(fā)表演講, 坦率地對他的同胞說:“我所能奉獻的唯有熱血、辛勞、眼淚與汗水?！斘覔撈鹞业娜蝿諘r，是樂觀而滿懷希望的?！彼髞磉€寫道:“悲觀主義者在機會中總是看到困難，樂觀主義者在困難中總是看到機會?！鼻敖菘丝偨y(tǒng)和廣受贊譽的作家瓦茨拉夫?哈維爾認為：樂觀與希望的區(qū)別在于，樂觀主義過于幼稚或機會主義,而希望則是做道德上正確的事情:“希望與樂觀是截然不同的。它不是堅信某事會有圓滿結果,而是確定某事有意義,不管結果如何。”

今天的全球經濟挑戰(zhàn)既需要樂觀也需要希望。幸運的是,我們已經從歷史、經濟分析與政策中吸取了許多教訓去應對這些挑戰(zhàn)。我的期望是,這本書將有助于尋找解決方案。

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