The same forces that are dramatically increasing the world economy’s productive potential are largely responsible for the adverse trends in income distribution. Digital technology and capital have eliminated middle-income jobs or moved them offshore, generating an excess supply of labor that has contributed to income stagnation precisely in that range.
这不会是永久现象，但转型将是漫长且复杂的。大幅提高世界经济生产潜力的因素要为收入分配的恶化趋势负很大责任。数字技术和资本杀死了中等收入岗位或让它们离岸化，所造成的劳动力过度供给恶化了恰恰发生在该范围中的收入停滞。