at a high rate	快速
widespread	普遍
wealth	财富
loss	损失
to have roots in...	根植于...
long tradition	悠yōu久的传统
to place...above...	将...置zhì于...之上
(political) system	体制
to keep grip on...	把持
indeed	的确如此
repeatedly	反复
to warn	警告
包括...在内	to include...
致命	fatal
健全	sound; perfect
严格	strict
职能	function
资源分配	allocation of resources
主导（市场）	to dominate
治理	to bring under control; to bring in order
涉及	involve; relating to
高层	high level
廉洁liánjié	honest and clean (government)