The current crisis in the advanced countries, which may very well lead to a global recession (if it is not already doing so), not only reveals the many maladies of democratic regimes, but also acts as their incubator and accelerator. And yet the crisis may turn out to have an even greater impact on non-democratic systems that seem to be more efficient, but are in reality much more fragile.
目前，发达国家的经济危机很有肯能会导致全球经济衰退（即使目前为止还没有造成全球范围内的经济萧条）。这不仅仅揭露了民主制国家政权的许多弊病，同时这场危机充当了这些弊病的培养基和催化剂。然而，这场危机可能会对那些非民主制国家造成更加严重的冲击。这些国家表面上看起更加有效率，而实际上却更加脆弱。我们可以从俄罗斯和中国不断增加的不稳定中得到这一结论。