A country cannot prosper if its educational system lacks the resources and capacity to prepare its children to thrive in the digital economy. Likewise, a reform program cannot be implemented if inequality, poverty, and social frustration strengthen extremist political parties, such as Greece's overtly fascist Golden Dawn party or France's far-right, anti-Europe National Front, which now boasts 25% electoral support.
社会可持续性对长期经济成功来说至关重要。如果教育体系缺少资源和能力让儿童做好在数字经济中实现繁荣的准备，一国就不可能繁荣。类似地，如果不平等性、贫困和社会不满强化了极端主义政党——如公然宣扬法西斯主义的希腊金色黎明党（Golden Dawn）和极右翼的反欧洲政党法国国民阵线（National Front，目前已获得25%的选举支持率）——改革方案就无法实施。