Although the author, Juliet Schor, is referring to the United States, the growth rate of many Western countries over that period has been much the same, says Gary Hawke, Victoria University professor of economic history.

• 虽然该文作者朱丽叶 - 斯科尔讲的是美国，但在那一历史时期许多西方国家的增长率大体相同，维多利亚大学的经济史教授加里 - 霍克如是说。