Says Nan Fang Shuo: "The complexity of the system generates risk. If you have a problem or let down your guard at any point in the system, everyone suffers the consequences." Mad cow disease provides a classic illustration of the problem, for it only takes one country's mishandling of the problem for it to spread to other countries.
「這是體制複雜造成的風險，任何一個環節出錯、不夠警覺，所有人都會跟著倒楣，」南方朔說，典型的例子就是狂牛病，一個國家處理不當，可能很快波及其他國家。