With ideas, designs, and business systems becoming easier and cheaper to replicate, Frank and Cook argue, the process brings dramatically increased economic power to an elite of managers, professionals, and deal makers.

• 弗兰克和库克认为，随着创意、设计和公司体制越来越容易复制，而且代价低廉，经理、职业人员和交易员这群精英获得的经济权力剧烈增加。