Latin America and Africa are not the only examples that prove the point. The European Union’s internal problems, and its ongoing sovereign-debt crisis, are clearly linked to the weakness of its institutions, and, on Europe’s periphery, it still confronts feckless democracies.
更一般地讲，放眼世界，繁荣国家皆有强大而高效的制度，以能够保证法治精神的法律框架为支撑。拉丁美洲和非洲绝不是仅有的例证。欧盟内部的问题及其没完没了的主权债务危机显然与其制度疲软大有关系，欧洲外围国家民主制度不够坚挺也是原因之一。