Western capitalism’s model of a society based on near-universal affluence and liberal democracy looks increasingly ineffective compared to the competition. Authoritarian countries’ middle classes may push their leaders toward greater democracy, as in Russia, but Western democracies will also likely become more authoritarian.
建立在近乎普遍富裕和自由民主基础上的西方资本主义社会模式与竞争模式相比效率似乎越来越低。俄国等专制国家的中产阶级可能敦促领导人推动民主制度，但西方民主国家也可能会变得更加专制。