Indeed, economics has been placed on a pedestal and enshrined in institutions like central banks and competition authorities, which have been intentionally separated and made independent from politics. As a result, governments have been confined to tinkering at the margins of markets’ allocation of resources.
事实上，经济学被置于神坛地位，受中央银行和竞争当局的顶礼膜拜，后两者被有意隔离出来，使之与政治保持独立。结果，政府的作用被局限在对资源的市场配置做一些边缘修补。