Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century leaders sought to minimize the worst features of industrialization. Child labor was abolished throughout the developed world, working hours and conditions became more humane, and a social safety net was put in place to protect vulnerable workers and stabilize the (often fragile) macroeconomy.
显然，这不是世界第一次面临这样的问题，而历史可以作为解决它们的样板。十九世纪末、二十世纪初的领导人试图让工业化的副作用最小化。童工已被发达世界彻底杜绝，工时和工作环境也越来越人道，还建立了社会安全网保护弱势工人、稳定（常常十分脆弱的）宏观经济。