数十年来，存在着一种国家应当订立规则、而后放任私营部门自行发展的共识；而在此之后，国家正被普遍视为一种应当在经济中发挥积极作用的有益力量。
On the contrary, the US government’s heavy intervention in the American housing market is probably the most pertinent example of the state’s shortcomings, one that no doubt contributed significantly to the crisis.