1. Research into the root of wealth and poverty among nations wins Economics Nobel Prize
*puzzle over ~에 머리를 썩히다, ~를 고심하다
Economists have puzzled over why some countries grow rich while others stay poor.
*remnant 나머지, 자투리
It was impossible not to see the remnants of a former slave plantation society.
*exploitation 착취, 부당한 이용, (토지·석유 등의) 개발
*expropriation 징발, 수용
What our research showed is that an enormous amount of inequality in the world has been caused by the exploitation and expropriation of Indigenous people and the types of colonial societies that were created over the past 500 years.
*autocratic 전제군주같은
*bent on 열중하고 있는, 기를 쓰고 하는, ~에 열심인
They were more autocratic, bent on extracting wealth for a narrow elite.
While that history is instructive, it doesn't have to be binding.
*managed to ~하도록 애쓰다
South Korea, managed to escape their authoritarian past and prosper.
China is something of an outlier in this story.
*foster 조성하다, 발전시키다
Elections can foster conflict.
*deliver the goods 제 할 일을 하다
And many people have grown skeptical that democracy can deliver the goods.
*all-time 역대, 지금까지
*be at an all-time low 역대 최저 수준이다
That support for democracy among the population is at an all-time low.
*high ground 우위, 유리한 지위나 입장
To regain the high ground
*suck somebody in (어떤 일에) ~를 끌어들이다, 흡수하다, 빨아들이다
The willingness of the United States to absorb immigrants and suck in talent and energy and creativity from all over the world is one of the secrets of its success.