The first problem with this argument is shown by Mr Mahbubani's inclusion of Japan as a Western economy.

这种主张存在的第一个问题是，作者把日本划进西方经济体的范畴。

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Then, as now, the logic seemed unassailable. While the western world was stuck in the post-crash doldrums, the Japanese economy had got back on track with apparent ease.

与现在一样，当时的逻辑似乎无可反驳：尽管西方世界在股市崩盘后一蹶不振，但日本经济显然轻松地就返回了正轨。

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The IMF says Gaza's economy grew by 16% in the first half of this year, almost twice as fast as its West Bank rival, on which Western donors have lavished billions of dollars.

国际货币基金组织称，加沙地带的经济在今年上半年增长了16%，其增速是对手约旦河西岸的将近两倍，而约旦河西岸还接受了大量西方国家的捐款。

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Another finding is that in in the current recession failure and risk are characterized not by discussions of financial risk but by discussions of appropriate product and service development, and the risks inherent in globalization, as well as the drift in the global economy that sees Western enterprises losing market share as part of a global redivision of labor.

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