As a result, while political uncertainty will take its toll on economic growth, the Arab Awakening countries should not have to face a transitional recession, as post-communist Europe did in the 1990’s. On the other hand, they are unlikely to benefit from the subsequent robust growth that most European transition countries experienced.
因此，尽管政治不确定性仍扼着经济增长的咽喉，但阿拉伯觉醒国家不会面临后共产主义欧洲在20世纪90年代所面临的转型衰退。另一方面，它们也无法如大部分欧洲转型国家那样从随后的稳健增长中获益。