Instead, they pushed for policies that restructured markets in ways that increased inequality and undermined overall economic performance; growth actually slowed as the rules of the game were rewritten to advance the interests of banks and corporations – the rich and powerful – at the expense of everyone else.
Em vez disso, insistiram em políticas que reestruturaram os mercados de formas que aumentaram a desigualdade e que prejudicaram o desempenho económico global; o crescimento acabou por abrandar, à medida que as regras do jogo foram reescritas para defender os interesses dos bancos e das empresas (dos ricos e poderosos) à custa de todos os outros.