The resulting refusal to work together on the major issues of the day has had a dramatic impact on economic policies. Once formulated through negotiations conducted at the political center, where Western democracies have long been anchored, policymaking is increasingly shaped by stubborn forces on the extreme left and right.
由此所造成的在当今重要问题上的拒绝合作形成了巨大的经济政策影响。曾经，决策通过政治中心的谈判形成——这也是西方民主长期以来的“锚”——而如今日益受到极左和极右顽固势力的影响。