在二战后的几十年里，欧洲和美国在全球总产出中所占的比例超过了一半 (最高时将近70 % ) ，但除了石油和矿产等自然资源外它们并不严重依赖其他地方的市场。
For decades after World War II, Europe and the US represented well over half (and near 70% at one point) of global output, and they were not heavily dependent on markets elsewhere, other than for natural resources such as oil and minerals.