On assuming power, Kim and Lula were able to adjust, politically and mentally, to the new realities that confronted them, launching much-needed reforms. Some reforms were “conservative” (or “neo-liberal”) and might not have been possible under politicians of the right.
掌握了权力的金大中和卢拉能够从政治上和思想上做出调整以适应他们所面临的现实，启动急需的改革。一些改革是“保守”（或“新自由主义”）的，绝不可能在右派政客手中实行。但其他改革与他们一生的承诺一致。金大中治下的韩国开始遏制财阀（家族所有的巨型企业集团）。卢拉治下的把戏实施了家庭补助金（Bolsa Familia）计划，该计划向家庭直接派发现金，将数百万人带出了贫困。