Today’s conventional wisdom is that the rise of India and China will be the single biggest factor driving global jobs and wages over the twenty-first century. High-wage workers in rich countries can expect to see their competitive advantage steadily eroded by competition from capable and fiercely hard-working competitors in Asia, Latin America, and maybe even some day Africa.
今天的常规看法是：印度和中国的崛起将成为21世纪推动全球就业和薪酬的唯一重要因素。富裕国家的高薪劳动者将会看到：自己的竞争优势在来自亚洲、拉美、甚至有一天也会包括非洲的极其吃苦耐劳的能干竞争者的侵蚀之下不断减弱。