Similarly, in South Korea, two successive presidents have failed to follow through on their bold promises to rein in the chaebol, the country’s massive family-owned conglomerates, in order to unleash the animal spirits of entrepreneurship. And in Japan, although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has implemented far-reaching reforms, they have yet to reignite economic dynamism, and efforts to address the demographic threat posed by a rapidly aging population have not even begun.
政治和经济麻烦从东向西困扰着整个地区。在印度和印度尼西亚，莫迪和维多多分别当选总理和总统让人们寄希望于他们为如今看起来步履蹒跚经济改革带来新活力。类似地，在韩国，连续两位总统都没能兑现遏制财阀（家族控制的企业集团）、从而释放企业家精神的动物精神的承诺。而在日本，尽管首相安倍晋三实施了深刻的改革，但仍未能重振经济活力，而解决因人口快速老化而带来的人口问题的措施甚至尚未开始。