In the Balkans, for instance, weak state syndrome and the fragility of institutions, as well as the large degree of criminality in economic life should be a cause of deep concern for those who hope to reverse an unfavorable path dependency.
Na Balkanu bi, primjerice, sindrom slabe države i nestabilnosti institucija, kao i visoka razina gospodarskog kriminaliteta trebali predstavljati uzrok dubokoj zabrinutosti za one koji se nadaju bijegu od ovisnosti o putanji.