Chapter2AChangedGlobalReality世界经济格局新变化Saythisfortheyoungcentury:weliveininterestingtimes
Notquite21⁄2yearsago,theworldeconomytippedintothemostseveredownturnsincetheGreatDepressioninthe1930s
Worldtradeslowedsharply
Unemploymentlinesgrewlonger,especiallyintheoldindustrialeconomies
Financialinstitutionsthathadseemedassolidasgranitedisappearedasiftheywerenomoresubstantialthanabunchofflowersinthehandsofanold-stylemagician
对于新世纪,我们得这样说:我们生活在一个有趣的时代
差不多两年半之前,世界经济陷入了20世纪30年代经济大萧条时期以来最惨重的低迷状态
世界贸易进程大幅放缓
失业队伍也越来越快,这在旧工业经济体系表现尤为突出
原来坚如磐石的金融机构也消失了,似乎还不如老套的魔术师变的花束看起来真实
Giventhatthescaleofthedownturnwassoepochal,itshouldnotbesurprisingthatthenatureoftherecoverywouldlikewisebethestuffofhistory
Andithasbeen
AstheymaketheirwaytoDavosfortheannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForum(WEF)byhelicopter,bus,carortrain