Growth has been lackluster for a quarter of a century and unemployment remains stubbornly high. Urban crime, once described as the wages of unfettered individualism, now resembles what is found in the United States, the French model’s bête noire.
然而，事实犹如一记重拳。二十五年来经济增长毫无亮点，失业率居高不下。曾一度被描写为解放个人主义浪潮代表的城市犯罪率，现在就和美国的差不多，令人深恶痛绝。