This suggests that a major reason for underdevelopment may be that such institutions, which allow countries to cope with distress, are missing in poor economies. Economic growth permits conflict between social actors to be papered over.
由此表明发展速度慢的主要原因或许是贫穷国家缺少应对困境的制度。经济增长掩盖了社会阶层间的矛盾。但潜在的社会紧张情绪往往在经济低迷时期激化或者暴露。