Transatlantic and transpacific trade negotiations are progressing slowly, held back by the resistance of special interests. But, though many experts fear that protectionism is undermining globalization, threatening to impede global economic growth, slower growth in global trade may be inevitable, and trade liberalization is decreasingly important.
发自伦敦——自2008年以来，全球贸易的增长幅度稍微落后于全球GDP的增长。世界贸易组织多哈回合谈判以失败告终。在各特殊利益集团的阻挠之下，跨大西洋和跨太平洋的贸易谈判也步履维艰。尽管许多专家担心保护主义会破坏全球化并威胁到全球经济增长，但全球贸易增长放缓很可能是无法避免的，而贸易自由化的重要性也在不断降低。