Rapidly expanding global trade, combined with an ever-freer and faster exchange of people and ideas, has been a cornerstone of this growth, particularly of the strong productivity gains that underlie it. Absent further trade agreements, there is a big risk that the pace of globalization will slow, with profound consequences for global poverty and welfare.
因为全球经济增长在过去的四年里达到自1970年代初以来的新高，所以目前的形势就更加令人沮丧。全球贸易的快速扩张与空前自由和快速的人员和思想交流相结合，就成为了这种增长的，特别是突出的生产力强劲增长的基石。没有进一步的贸易协议，全球化的步伐就会面临放慢的风险，而这又将在全球（民众）的贫困和福利方面造成深刻的后果。