紧缩政策燃民愤，拯救经济道路艰难(1/2)

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紧缩政策使希腊经济步入深层衰退，欧洲经济困难重重
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Greek
Nobel prize-winning
Paul Krugman
George Mason University
Verinoque de Rugy
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校对：西碧儿的琴
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答疑：西碧儿的琴Austerity measures angered many Greeks, including some who threw gasoline bombs and rocks at police.
They protested plans to cut government spending on services and raise taxes in a bid to repay loans. Those loans were needed to make up for deficits when government spending exceeded revenue.
Nobel prize-winning economist and author Paul Krugman says austerity is the wrong way to go. "We've had an unprecedented fall in public employment, unprecedented cutback in purchases of goods and services."
George Mason University scholar Verinoque de Rugy says Japan's experience shows that government spending increases costs but not growth.
"They have, for years and years and years, tried to get out of their recession, or their very slow or non-growth, through spending and spending and spending and being in debt and that has not worked."
During recessions, many governments spend money on public infrastructure to create jobs and spur long-term growth. But de Rugy says, if government spending boosts demand and growth during recessions, it should not be needed when the economy is strong.财政紧缩的政策激怒了许多希腊人，其中包括一些向警察投掷汽油弹和石头的人。
他们抗议削减政府服务支出和增税以偿还贷款的计划。这之前，当政府支出超过收入时，那些贷款被用来弥补财政赤字。
获得诺贝尔奖的经济学家、作家保罗•克鲁格曼说，紧缩的财政政策是一条错误的道路。“我们已经在公共就业方面遭遇前所未有的失败；我们在商品和服务的购买方面采取了前所未有的削减措施。”
乔治梅森大学的学者Verinoque de Rugy说，日本的经验表明政府支出增加了成本但是不会带动经济增长。
“他们已经年复一年的尝试通过政府支出来摆脱经济衰退，经济增速缓慢或者是经济增长停滞。这样的结果是政府深陷债务不能自拔，而政府支出并未达到预期目的。”
在经济衰退期间，许多国家的政府投资兴建公共基础设施以创造就业机会并刺激长期的经济增长。但de Rugy说，如果政府支出的确在经济衰退期间刺激了需求和增长，那么当经济繁荣时，政府支出就是多余的了。