While the Great Recession has exacerbated these trends, they were apparent long before its onset. Indeed, I (and others) have argued that growing inequality is one of the reasons for the economic slowdown, and is partly a consequence of the global economy’s deep, ongoing structural changes.
尽管大萧条加剧了这些趋势，但显然它们早在大萧条之前就已经出现了。确实，我（以及其他论者）曾经提到，不断加大的贫富差距是经济放缓的原因之一，在某种程度上也是当前全球经济深度结构性变革的后果。