If a country fails to respond adequately to new challenges as they arise, economic growth and development stall. Many countries in Latin America and South Asia, for example, have become mired in the so-called “middle-income trap,” because they failed to adjust their growth models in a timely manner.
如果一国不能在新挑战出现时予以充分应对，经济增长和发展就会停滞下来。比如，许多拉美和南亚国家就陷入了所谓的“中等收入陷阱”，因为它们没能及时调整经济增长模式。