Economic growth has not, in itself, led to sustainable development, and individuals and groups of individuals continue to face socio-economic inequality, often because of entrenched historical and contemporary forms of discrimination.
经济增长本身并没有带来可持续发展，个人和个人群体仍然面临着社会经济不平等，这往往是也是因为根深蒂固的历史和当代形式的歧视。