Environmental damage has been staggering, the gap between rich and poor has been growing, and urbanization – with all its attendant problems – has surged. And, at least so far, the boom has not induced the systemic political changes for which many hoped.
当然，繁荣所付出的代价也不能忽略不计。对环境的损害一直如影随形，富人和穷人之间的差距也越拉越大，而与城市化相伴而生的问题——也变得日益严重。而且，至少到目前为止，繁荣还未能带来许多人所期盼的系统性政治变革。