美国银行家约翰·桑顿来中国时,和我非常认真地探讨过一个问题:GDP能带来幸福吗?约翰·桑顿曾在知名的高盛银行任职二十多年,他一直相信幸福是可以复制的,认为美国人的幸福模式可以推广到全世界。但前几年的金融危机给这位老人带来很大的困惑。2007年下半年,金融危机刚刚爆发的时候,我和约翰·桑顿见了一面。此后,他经常来中国,多次约我见面。按照他们的推算,到2030年,中国的总体投资、人均消费水平及其他各项指标,都可以达到世界最高水平。有一次相见,我们约在北京长安街君悦酒店。那天早晨下雨,交通拥堵几近瘫痪,两个人的车 When American banker John Thornton came to China, he and I talked very carefully about the question: Can GDP bring happiness? John Thornton, who had worked in the well-known Goldman Sachs for more than two decades, has always believed that happiness can be Copy, that the American model of happiness can be extended to the world. However, the financial crisis a few years ago brought great confusion to the elderly. In the second half of 2007, just as the financial crisis broke out, I met John Thornton. Since then, he often came to China, asked me to meet on many occasions. According to their projections, by 2030, China’s overall investment, per capita consumption level and other indicators can reach the highest level in the world. Once met, we are about Grand Hyatt Beijing in Beijing. It rained that morning and traffic jams were nearly paralyzed, two people’s cars