Western Europe went through a similar phase of economic development in the 1950’s and 1960’s; now it is Central and Eastern Europe’s turn. Sadly, then as now, countries never seem to learn from others’ mistakes.
西欧在1950和1960年代都经历过相似的经济发展阶段；现在轮到中欧和东欧了。遗憾的是，现在和当时一样，没有国家从他国的错误中汲取教训。