On one side is the danger that today’s alarmism will prove self-fulfilling – that trade officials and investors will turn the doomsday scenario into reality by panicking. On the other side is the danger that a completed “development round” will fail to live up to the high expectations that it has spawned, further eroding the legitimacy of global trade rules over the longer run.
真正的危险在其它地方。一方面的危险是现在的危言耸听会自我实现——由于恐慌，贸易官员和投资者将想象中的灾难变成了现实。另一方面的危险是，“发展回合”的完成没能达到它引起的高预期，从而进一步在长期内侵蚀了全球贸易规则的正当性。最后，极有可能是氛围——心理和预期——而不是实际的经济效果决定结果。