But, at the same time, many of the world’s truly poor countries have fallen further behind (particularly in Africa, where developments are often described as catastrophic), and inequality within most countries has risen. Widening inequality has been recorded in the United States (starting with Ronald Reagan’s administration), the United Kingdom (starting with Margaret Thatcher), Russia during its privatization, and more recently in China and India.
但同时，许多世界上真正贫穷的国家变得更为落后（特别是在发展常常被形容为灾难的非洲），并且大多数国家内部的不平衡变得更为严重。日益扩大的不平衡在美国（自里根政府时期开始）、英国（自撒切尔政府时期开始）都有记录，它还出现在俄罗斯的私有化进程中，最近更是表现在中国和印度。