Development thinking so far has focused on what developing countries do not have (developed countries’ capital-intensive industries); on areas in which developed countries perform better (Washington Consensus policies and governance); or on areas that are important from a humanitarian point of view but do not directly contribute to structural change (health and education).
迄今为止，“发展思想”主要关注发展中国家所没有的（发达国家的资本密集型产业），以及发达国家表现较好的方面（华盛顿共识的政策和管理方式），或者是在人道主义立场看来很重要但并未直接导致结构变化的方面（卫生和教育）。