Como estão alguns dos outros?

O título da nota poderia ser, em alternativa, experiências dos outros que convém não esquecer em todo o lado (percebidas as lições e guardadas as devidas diferenças).

• Spanish economy In a slump Economist.com:

  
  "... Productivity and competitiveness remain Spain's greatest challenges. These need reforms to the labour market, the education system and Spain's research and development infrastructure that may take years to produce results."

• Brazil An economic superpower, and now oil too Economist.com: onde se lê natural endowment, pode-se ler, quando analisando outras situações, rendas, qualquer que seja o seu tipo:

  "An oil gusher could also sharpen Brazil's already voracious appetite for the politics of the pork barrel. Lula has done much to make Brazil's democracy more genuine. But he was re-elected in 2006 despite a corruption scandal that would have felled a politician of lesser skills. Since then he has basked in popularity derived from sunny economic times and well-designed social policies. The danger is complacency. Compared with its past, Brazil is indeed doing much better. But before oil euphoria kicks in, Brazil's leaders should ask themselves why so many other countries have made bigger returns from a much smaller natural endowment."
  

• The return of Silvio Berlusconi Mamma mia Economist.com:
  
  "...Even against a slowing world economy, Italy stands out for its dim prospects. .... Its causes are deep-rooted and structural, so they will take years to remedy. Italy is deemed by international watchdogs to be one of the most heavily regulated of all rich countries. Trade unions and special interests have repeatedly fought off attempts at reform. Infrastructure is crumbling, the investment climate is unwelcoming, inflation is troubling and productivity growth has been low (indeed, it has recently been negative). The education and health-care systems are deteriorating. Public administration is inefficient ...."