There are worrying echoes of the wasteful 1970s. But this time round, more of the spending is being done by private companies, with an eye to consumer demand, rather than by states.

虽然关于担心重演七十年代的浪费的声音仍余音绕梁，但时代已不同了，大多数的资金消耗由私人公司完成，他们更多的着眼于客户的需求，而不是国家的要求。