Tooze: Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi Have One Last Job

2021/04/08 wwchu 反思經濟學

The U.S. treasury secretary and the Italian prime minister have spent decades shaping this economy. But can they control what comes next?
BY ADAM TOOZE
Foreign Policy, APRIL 1, 2021, 12:58 PM

Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi Have One Last Job

At the start of 2021, two of the most contentious capitalist democracies in the world, Italy and the United States, turned to familiar experts to chart a way out of novel political situations. If there is such a thing as a technocrat, Janet Yellen, the new U.S. treasury secretary, and Mario Draghi, Italy’s new prime minister, are it.