Even if Asia has succeeded by relentlessly exporting manufactures, today’s poorest countries, especially in Africa, can realistically export only agriculture and textiles. But these are precisely the range of goods that remain most protected under existing agreements.
即便亚洲通过大量出口工业品而取得了经济成功，当今最贫穷的国家，特别是非洲国家实际上却只能出口农产品和纺织品。但这些种类的产品恰恰是在现行的贸易协议中最受保护的。双边协定能够在一定程度上应对这一问题，但也可能给协议外的各方造成更高的贸易壁垒。