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There are three key pillars to a new, managed market approach: effective regulation, sizable public investment and careful macroeconomic supervision. A managed market requires centralized, accountable institutions embracing their power to create stable and competitive markets where innovation can flourish and labor shares in the wealth.
新的市場管理方式有三大重要支柱：有效的監管、大規模的公共投資和謹慎的宏觀經濟監管。管理化市場需要集中的、負責的機構用自己的力量來使市場變得穩定、有競爭力，在那里創新可以蓬勃發展，勞動能夠分享財富。
To help think about this new big picture, it helps to think small and look back to our history.
為了筑造這幅新的大圖景，我們不妨從小事做起，回顧一下歷史。
The oldest continuously operating farmers' market in the U.S., the Lancaster Central Market, is in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country. Local farmers started hauling their crops there in 1730, and today it still occupies the beautiful red brick building citizens built over a century ago in the center of the charming downtown of Lancaster.
蘭開斯特中央市場是美國經營歷史最悠久的農貿市場，位于賓夕法尼亞州荷蘭鄉村的中心地帶。當地農民于1730年開始在這里運送莊稼。如今，在迷人的蘭開斯特市中心仍居住著100多年前建造的美麗紅磚建筑。
But the Lancaster Central Market hasn't survived through the centuries by luck or good fortune. The leaders of the market and of local government have tended to the market to help it flourish and grow. They have been guided by the same principles that can create broadbased American prosperity.
但幾個世紀以來，蘭開斯特中央市場并不是靠運氣存活下來的。該市場的領導者和地方政府都傾向于伸手推進市場的繁榮和發展。他們的目標相同，即可以為美國創造大的繁榮。
The market is carefully regulated today and has been through its history. Back in the 18th century, the state designated the market site, and participants selected a market clerk to help with its day-to-day administration. Zoom forward nearly 300 years, and the market continues to function similarly today. A market association agrees on rules to facilitate commerce, like the days and times it's open. It creates basic standards to ensure cleanliness and quality and that the goods are from small-scale sellers who act ethically and legally.
如今市場受到了謹慎的監管，也經歷了它的歷史。早在18世紀，國家便指定了市場地點，參與者選擇了一個市場職員幫忙做日常管理。將時間往前推近300年，今天的市場仍保持著類似的功能。一個市場協會就促進商業的規則達成了一致，比如它的營業日期和時間。它制定了基本標準以確保清潔和質量，并確保貨物來自符合道德和法律的小規模賣家。
The Lancaster market is not an exception—everything from commercial malls to the NYSE relies on regulations to help create fairness and prosperity. When regulatory frameworks are clear and fairly applied, they engender a high level of trust and security for investors and consumers alike. Many institutions (like the SEC or FTC) already exist in Washington to regulate markets.
蘭開斯特市場也不例外——從商業中心到紐交所的一切都依賴于法規來幫助創造公平和繁榮。當監管框架被明確劃分并公平地適用時，它們會為投資者和消費者帶來高度的信任和安全。華盛頓已經有許多機構(如美國證券交易委員會或聯邦貿易委員會)來監管市場。
In addition to smart regulation, markets need public investment to flourish. In order to facilitate commerce at the Lancaster market, the local government had to invest. In 1889, the city built a large redbrick airy market house in response to the demands of vendors and business owners for protected indoor space. Once the physical infrastructure was in place, the cost of setting up a stand went down for the merchants and commerce could happen no matter the weather.
除了明智的監管，市場還需要公共投資來繁榮。為了促進蘭開斯特市場的貿易，當地政府不得不投資。1889年，為了滿足商販和企業主對室內空間保護的要求，該市建造了一座大型的通風的的市場房屋。一旦實體基礎設施就位，商人設立攤位的成本就會降低，無論天氣如何都可以進行商業活動。
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