拉米关于恢复人民对于贸易的信心需要完善的国内政策

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1、2008年10月29日，世贸组织总干事帕斯卡尔拉米在加州大学伯克利分校的讲座上说：“我们知道开放贸易创造了很高的效率，鼓励改革并创造财富。但这些并不表示开放贸易会使任何人，任何国家，在任何时间都受益。贸易，特别是在WTO规则体系下，会创造财富。但是WTO不能改变一个国家内部收入的不平等。恢复人民对于贸易的信心，需要政府确保拥有完善且适当的国内政策。”附：拉米演讲稿ThankyouJohn.Distinguishedguests,facultyandespeciallystudents.Itisagreatpleasuretobehereatoneoftheworld'sgr

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6、heyhavebeenatanytimesincetheSecondWorldWar.Aspolicymakersponderthewayforward,theywouldbewellservedtolethistorybetheirguide.Historytellsusitwasthepoliticalmistakes—orinaction—ofthe1930sthattransformedafinancialcrisisintoafullblowneconomiccatastrophe.Bankswereallowedtofail.Panicwasallowedtog

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