Stores didn't want to turn away lower-income customers, though - hence layaway. It allowed them to impulse shop and take advantage of sales, but it also protected the store's capital.
In this way, our macro economy would be protected from the impact of abnormal capital flows.
这将在很大程度上对冲掉资本异常流动对中国宏观经济的冲击。
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Most enterprises are family owned and, since they operate in protected markets, have no great need to raise capital, especially if it means exposing themselves to greater scrutiny.