Moreover, a deep and prolonged recession implies vanishing support for reforms, as governments fail to convince citizens that current sacrifice will ensure a better future. Privatization, market liberalization, the opening of closed professions, and government downsizing involve conflicts with powerful vested interests, such as businesses in protected industries, public-sector unions, or influential lobbies.
此外，深度而长期的衰退意味着对改革的支持下降，因为政府无法说服公民相信当下的牺牲能确保未来更好的生活。私有化、市场自由化、开放封闭产业以及减小政府规模意味着与强大的既得利益起冲突，比如受保护产业中的企业、公共部门工会和强势游说集团。解决这些冲突需要社会凝聚力，而不满、社会失序和政治动荡必然会破坏社会凝聚力。