今天的文章节选自经济学人 Your money or your life 要钱还是要命？
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In the post-war years the Treasury was a hub for Keynesian demand management. Under Margaret Thatcher it became the engine room of a monetarist revolution. It commandeered social policy during Mr Blair's administration. Now it oversees austerity, the lodestar of the coalition government.
在战后几年财政部曾是凯恩斯主义需求管理的中心。在玛格丽特·撒切尔任职期间，财政部成为了货币改革的中流砥柱。布莱尔手下行政机构的社会政策也被它霸占。如今它监视财政紧缩，这正是联合政府的目标。
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科特迪瓦曾是非洲法语国家的文化中心。
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布莱尔手下行政机构的社会政策也被它霸占。
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This iscertainly the vision inthe Organization Department,and they see legitimacy as theirpolitical lodestar.
这也是中共组织部的愿景，他们把合法性视为他们的政治目标。
monetarist revolution 货币改革
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coalition government 联合政府
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Yet a report published on September 4th, “The Destruction of HM Treasury”, says Whitehall's leviathan should count its days.
但是9 月4 日出版的报告《英国财政部的破坏》指出白厅兴风作浪的时日无多了。
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Mr Westlake and Mr Wilkes argue that the rhythm of twice-yearly financial statements, in the budget and the autumn statement, makes the Treasury short-term in outlook and prone to headline-grabbing wheezes. Moreover, all three main parties have embraced the interventionist“sector strategies” championed by Michael Heseltine on the right and Lord Adonis on the left. Because the Treasury detests that sort of economic meddling, politicians have it in their sights. The department's functions might, the authors suggest, be distributed to an expanded prime minister's office, a stronger business department and a dedicated finance ministry.
韦斯特莱克和韦尔克斯在预算和秋季声明中辩解道，财务报表一年两次的节奏是财政部短期之内在前景和倾向方面的头条伎俩。另外，三个主要党派均已与右翼代表迈克尔·赫塞尔廷和左翼代表阿多尼斯勋爵共同掌管的干预性“部门策略”合作。因为财政部憎恨的正是这种经济干预，而这正在政客们的掌控之中。两位作者还猜测，这个新的部门的作用或许是用来扩大首相办公室的权利，建立起一个更强大的商务部和一个专用的财政部。
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因为财政部憎恨的正是这种经济干预，而这正在政客们的掌控之中。
headline-grabbing wheezes 头条伎俩
economic meddling 经济干预
