After all, is it not true that virtually all rich countries have democratic forms of government, while the poorest countries (mainly in Africa) are non-democracies? Indeed, throughout the world, democracy is strongly correlated with higher per capita income.
据经验显示，没有多重要。这可能有些出乎意料。毕竟，并非所有的富国都有民主政府，而最穷的国家（主要在非洲）也并不都是非民主的。的确，就全世界来看，民主与较高的人均收入都有很强的关联。