Whatever the problems in the financial system, the massive improvements over the years in technology, productivity, and social progress – the real fundamentals – are a genuine testament to the power of globalization as a force for good. It may be too late to avoid a recession in the advanced countries and a slowdown in emerging and low-income countries.
恐惧的力量可能是灾难性的，但是它们是可以打破的。不管金融体系存在什么问题，近些年来真正的基本面、也就是在科技、生产以及社会进步上取得的巨大发展是对全球化作为一种善的力量的真正实证。也许现在阻止发达国家的经济衰退以及新兴和低收入国家的增长放缓为时已晚，但是阻止一场全球性的衰退为时并不晚。