虽然其领导风格各不相同，但亚洲强人们都具备一个关键特征：他们都善于利用人们对经济的无知来获取公众支持，而且尤其喜欢借助一种流行的理念，认为那些集中政治权力的领导人可以更自由地带领经济增长。
But all of Asia’s strongmen share a key characteristic: they secure public support by preying on economic ignorance. In particular, they trade on the popular belief that leaders who concentrate political power are freer to guide economic growth.