Fail, and you will deal the world trading system a near-fatal blow, fostering disillusionment in the South and protectionism in the North. And, as the editorialists hasten to remind us, the downside is especially large at a time when the world’s financial system is reeling under the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the United States is entering a recession.
如果这场所谓的“发展回合”以成功结束，就会使在贫困国家的几亿农民脱离贫困并可以确保全球化继续下去。如果“发展回合”以失败结束，就会给世界贸易体系一个几乎致命的打击，使南方的希望幻灭并刺激了北方的保护主义。而且，像新闻主笔急于提醒我们的那样，在世界金融体系在次级抵押贷款危机下岌岌可危以及美国进入衰退的时候，本回合失败的负面影响尤其巨大。