Fable of the Bees developed a wide following, and generated substantial controversy, which continues to this day. The austerity plans being adopted by governments in much of Europe and elsewhere around the world, and the curtailment of consumption expenditure by individuals as well, threaten to produce a global recession.
《蜜蜂的寓言》从出版至今依然拥有一大批追随者并引发了大量的争论。而欧洲大部分国家以及其他地区国家的政府所采用的紧缩政策以及个人消费支出的缩减，都可能导致一场全球性衰退。