Sir, Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy say that “a world that is mainly capitalistic is the ‘only game in town' that can deliver further large increases in wealth and health to poor as well as rich nations” (“Do not let the ‘cure' destroy capitalism”, March 20). If the choice is real world capitalism or real world communism, there is no contest. But it is not. The choice is between varieties of capitalism, and the variety that Profs Becker and Murphy want – with steadily freer markets and more private supply worldwide – is questionable on many grounds.
先生，加里•贝克尔(Gary Becker)和凯文•墨菲(Kevin Murphy)表示：“一个以资本主义为主要特征的世界，仍是人类的‘唯一选择'，这个世界能为贫穷和富裕国家都带来财富和健康方面的进一步大幅提高”（“勿让金融危机葬送资本主义”(Do not let the ‘cure' destroy capitalism) ，英国《金融时报》中文网3月23日出版）。如果这个选择是真正的manbetx app苹果 资本主义或真正的manbetx app苹果 共产主义，那就没什么好争的。但情况并非如此。这个选择要在各种资本主义之间做出，而贝克尔和墨菲所希望的形式——市场不断走向自由，以及增加manbetx app苹果 私人供给——在很多方面都值得质疑。