提出发展只有一种理论方法的经济学家会被当作偏执狂一样不屑一顾，而罗德里克的立场却创造了讨论的机会，如果没有他的贡献，这种机会本来是不可能存在的。
A critic who made the same claim that economics allows only one theoretical approach would be dismissed as paranoid, whereas Rodrik’s standing creates an opportunity for a debate that would not otherwise be possible.