BERKELEY – However bad you think the global economy is today in terms of the business cycle, that is only one lens through which to view the world. In terms of global life expectancy, total world wealth, the overall level of technology, growth prospects in emerging economies, and global income distribution, things look rather good, while on still other dimensions – say, global warming or domestic income inequality and its effects on countries’ social solidarity – they look bad.
伯克利—不管从商业周期的角度讲眼下全球经济是多么困难，这只是看待世界的一个视角。从全球寿命预期、世界总财富、技术总水平、新兴国家增长前景和全球收入分配看，情况相当强劲，而在其他领域——比如全球变暖和国内收入比平等及其对各国社会稳定的影响——则看起来相当糟糕。