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WHOS?IN?CHARGE?OF?THE?GOLBLE?ECONOMY? (2007-07-06 14:30:46) 转载▼ ? Driven by the telecommunications revolution, the global economy is like a speeding train that keeps getting faster, says Thomas Friedman, the New York Times foreign policy columnist, “What’s worse,” Friedman writes, “no one can slow the train down, because the world economy today is just like the Internet: everybody is connected but nobody is in charge.” ? 《纽约时报》对外政策专栏记者Thomas Friedman认为，由于电信产业革命的推动，全球经济像火车那样发展速度越来越快。他还写道：“更糟糕的是，没有人能让该车减速，因为今天的全球经济就像互联网一样，人人与之相连，但没有人能控制它。” ? The idea that the global economy is out of control has a certain appeal to those who feel left in the dust by corporate mega-mergers, down-sizing, monolithic chain stores, ever-morphing financial markets, and an emerging culture that seems alien to human values. ? 那些支持全球经济正在失控这一观点的人在面对那些大公司兼并、削减、大规模连锁店、不断变化的金融市场以及那些有悖人类价值观的新兴文化而觉自己有些落伍。 ? But unlike Friedman, I have a pretty good idea who’s in charge. They are trade and finance ministers of the wealthy nations, leaders of multi-national manufacturing and finance firms, and high-level staff of institutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization. A good number of them will be meeting in Seattle at the end of November, when the WTO holds its third ministerial meeting. High on the agenda will be the decision whether to launch a new ”millennium” round of comprehensive trade negotiations. Many people who are concerned about the impact of globalization will have their eyes on Seattle. ? 和Friedman不同是，我很了解谁控制着全球经济。他们就是富裕国家的贸易及金融部长，跨国制造公司和金融公司的领导人及国际货币基金组织及世贸组织高级官员们。他们中的许多人将参加定于11月末在西雅图召开第三届WTO部长级会议。高级议程将决定是否启动新一轮全面广泛的“千年”贸易谈判。许多人关心全球化冲击问题的人都在关注的西雅图。 ? There are lots of reasons to be concerned. When leading policy-makers and economists speak about the booming global economy and the benefits of free trade, they too often ignore the people who are losing out. The CEOs of Microsoft and Boeing, co-chairs of the Seattle Host Committee for the WTO meeting, are amon