美国汽车城传奇般的汽车制造商通用汽车公司(General Motors)破产几年后,曾经风光的城市底特律也走上了这条路。二者的破产都暴露了几十年累积的失败,包括未能更早地面对现实。但通用汽车和底特律的破产也体现了美国相对欧洲的巨大优势:愿意放弃没有希望的事业,让更加成功的活动有增长空间。放手注定要失败的项目是一种力量的象征,而不是示弱。如果欧洲,特别是欧元区,想要走出危机的话,就应该采取美国式的“严厉之 A few years after the legendary auto maker General Motors went bankrupt, Detroit, a once-scenic city, also embarked on the road. The bankruptcies of both have exposed decades of cumulative failure, including the failure to face reality earlier. However, the bankruptcies of General Motors and Detroit also reflected the tremendous advantage of the United States over Europe: its willingness to give up its hopeless undertaking and give more room for more successful activities. The project that let go is doomed to failure is a symbol of strength, not a sign of weakness. If Europe, especially the euro zone, wants to get out of the crisis, it should adopt an American-style ”strict