Fortunately, there are signs that the general state of mind that helped spawn the crisis is changing. In the rich industrialized countries, after an era of cynical and short-sighted profit-maximizing behavior, we may be at the dawn of a new age of modesty and sustainability. Companies are facing growing pressure to behave ethically, and unethical business behavior is at last being punished.
幸运的是，促使危机产生的一般思想状态有正在发生改变的迹象。在富裕的工业化国家，在一个愤世嫉俗和短视的行为利润最大化时代之后，我们可能正处在一个谦逊和可持续的新时代的破晓之时。公司都面临着行为要符合伦理的日益增大的压力，不道德的商业行为最终都要受到处罚。