This new argument further challenges the norms of the British-centric model of development: studies of national development in Britain and other "normal" states (e.g., France or the United States) have suggested that even in these cases, the modern nation-state did not develop evenly.
这一全新的观点进一步挑战了英国中心的发展模式：对于英国和其他“正常”国家（例如法国或美国）的国家发展研究说明，即使对于这些国家，现代的民族国家也不是一帆风顺地发展的。