The unfortunate byproduct of this self-reinforcing cycle of non-compliance and delegitimation is damage to the global economy in general, and, in particular, to the developing countries that are most in need of foreign investment. These countries are being denied a useful tool for attracting FDI, with recent evidence suggesting that signing a BIT by itself does not lead to increased inflows.
这一不遵守和去合法化的自我加强循环的一个有害副产品是对总体全球经济造成了损害，特别是对最需要外国投资的发展中国家。这些国家失去了一个吸引FDI的有用工具，最新证据表明，签署BIT本身并不会导致FDI流入增加。