Nevertheless Porter explains that while these goals are ambitious, they suit a country that hopes to enter the ranks of the five most competitive nations by the year 2000. Still, he says that there is no need to anxiously try to accomplish all his suggestions at once.
不過，波特特別說明，這番高期許，是配合邀請國的主觀期望﹘﹘希望台灣在西元二千年時，躋身全球競爭力排名前五名﹘﹘而提出的，未必真代表改變已迫在眉睫。