Yet governments remain susceptible to the idea that such projects can help to diminish regional inequalities and promote growth.

但政府仍然偏信这样的想法，即这些项目能帮助减少区域的不平衡和促进经济增长。

A lot of that was based on grievances as a result of regional inequality.

其中很多是基于地区不平等造成的不满。