Moreover, for developing countries that were foolish enough to sign such agreements, the evidence is that the benefits, if any, have been scant. In South Africa’s review, it found that it had not received significant investments from the countries with which it had signed agreements, but had received significant investments from those with which it had not.
此外，对不慎签署了这类协定的发展中国家而言，证据表明利（如果有的话）大于弊。在南非看来，它并未从签署了协定的国家那里获得多少投资，反而从未签署协定的国家中获得了大量投资。