But, despite large-scale fiscal and monetary stimulus, they are not experiencing any dramatic economic rebound. Moreover, the pre-crisis trend of rising income and wealth inequality is continuing (in marked contrast to the post-Great Depression period, in which inequality declined).
普林斯顿——2008年金融危机后，大多数工业经济体成功避免了20世纪30年代大萧条后的崩溃。虽然实行了大规模财政货币刺激政策，但大幅度的经济反弹依然没有成为现实。此外，危机爆发前的收入财富不平等现象依然存在（这与后大萧条时期不平等现象有所缓解形成了鲜明的对比）。调查数据显示民众满意度和对未来的信心急剧下降。