When the World Bank and IMF were conceived 80 years ago, the world was a very different place. Over half of the population lived in extreme poverty, protectionism was rife, and much of Europe had been razed to the ground. Tasked with postwar reconstruction and development, and promoting monetary co-operation, the Bretton Woods twins helped to turn things around.
80年前,当世界银行(World Bank)和国际货币基金组织(IMF)诞生时,世界是一个完全不同的地方。超过一半的人口生活在极端贫困中,保护主义盛行,欧洲大部分地区被夷为平地。布雷顿森林(Bretton Woods)的这对孪生机构肩负着战后重建与发展以及促进货币合作的重任,帮助扭转了局面。
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