Indeed, governments’ propensity to target overly ambitious industries that were misaligned with available resources and skills helps to explain why their attempts to “pick winners” often resulted in “picking losers.” By contrast, governments in many successful developing countries have focused on strengthening industries that have done well in countries with comparable factor endowments.
这种无处不在的失误大多是源自于政府野心太大，脱离了本国的资源基础和发展程度。事实上，政府总是偏爱那些过度超前的产业，但却无法提供足够的资源和技术人员，这也解释了为何他们总想挑选“赢家”，最后得到的却往往是“输家”。与此相反的，那些成功的发展中国家政府都将目光集中在加强那些在拥有类似生产要素的国家中做得比较成功的产业之上。