Title: Western Values Are Gradually Drifting Apart from the Rest of the World

Original: It was anticipated that societal values would converge as nations experienced economic growth. What actually occurred?

Rewrite: There was a prevailing assumption that increasing national wealth would lead to a harmonization of public ethics. Instead, the reality has unfolded differently.

Source: The Economist Generated at: 2023-08-03 16:16:01 UTC