Economics is supposedly a cold-blooded subject. Yet successful economies are prone to one of the most dangerous emotions of all: self-satisfaction, that excessive pride that Confucius condemned, which makes governments wary of reforming what has been a winning model, even when stresses begin to appear.
亚洲的繁荣为何消失的如此之快？经济学被认为是一门冷血的学科。但成功的经济容易受到最危险的心理之一的影响：自满，儒家所谓满招损是也。这种心态让政府害怕改革成功的模式，即使压力已经开始显现。