When Nicolas Sarkozy launched the French presidency of the Group of 20 leading nations, he picked the slogan “New World, New Ideas”. His ambition was to transform Cannes into a new Bretton Woods, as the summit would redesign global economic governance and the international monetary system. However laudable, these projects should be delayed for better times. With the markets in turmoil and the eurozone in danger of collapse, this can only be a time for short-termism.
當(dāng)尼古拉?薩科齊(Nicolas Sarkozy)啟動法國的20國集團(tuán)(G20)主席國任期時,他選定的口號是“新世界、新觀念”(New World, New Ideas)。當(dāng)時,他的雄心是讓戛納峰會成為新的布雷頓森林(Bretton Woods)會議,在這場峰會上對全球經(jīng)濟治理和國際貨幣體系進(jìn)行重新設(shè)計。無論這些計劃多么值得稱道,它們都應(yīng)當(dāng)推遲到更合適的時候。在市場陷入動蕩、歐元區(qū)面臨崩潰危險之際,現(xiàn)在只能是關(guān)注短期問題的時候。