But that was only after five years of intransigence by Europe’s even more powerful farm lobbies. And this is not to mention emerging market politicians’ failure to grasp that unilaterally reducing their excessive import restrictions would be a good idea even if rich countries sat on their hands.
诚然，在谈判的最后阶段，美国屈服于其富有而强大的农业综合企业的游说。但这也仅仅是在领教了欧洲长达五年更为强硬的农业游说后做出的。更不用说新兴市场国家的政客们没能明白的一点：即便美国袖手旁观，单方面降低他们过度的进口限制也会是个好主意。