En segundo lugar –y aquí viene la sorpresa– todos coincidieron en que, en retrospectiva, esos terribles ajustes valieron la pena, porque sus economías desgarradas por la crisis se vieron obligadas a abrazar reformas estructurales que prepararon el camino para su espectacular desempeño económico actual.
Second – and here’s where the surprise came – they all agreed that, with the benefit of hindsight, these excruciating adjustments were worth it, because their crisis-torn economies were forced to embrace structural reforms that paved the way for their spectacular economic performance today.