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 na primer, sindrom slabe države i krhkost institucija, kao i visok stepen kriminala u ekonomskom životu trebalo bi da bude razlog za duboku zabrinutost onih koji se nadaju da okrenu nepovoljno istorijsko nasleđe stare ekonomije.