The aim of this book is to move this important debate forward, on both methodological and material counts. Overall, the chapters in this volume confirm the large fruits euro area economies can reap from structural measures to boost participation and, perhaps more notably, productivity growth. Furthermore, several contributions draw attention to the role macroeconomic policies can play to strengthen the benefits of reforms also in the short run. Finally, the book also contributes to our understanding of the political economy of reforms and draws attention to the role of fiscal councils in advocating reforms and the role fiscal policies can play to compensate potential 

这本书的目的是推动这场重要的辩论向前推进，在方法论和材料方面。总的来说，本书的章节证实了欧元区经济体可以从促进参与的结构性措施中收获巨大的成果，或许更值得注意的是，生产率增长。此外，有几篇文章提请人们注意宏观经济政策在加强改革的短期效益方面可以发挥的作用。最后，这本书也有助于我们理解改革的政治经济学，并提请人们注意财政委员会在倡导改革方面的作用，以及财政政策在补偿潜在损失方面的作用。