Resorting to protectionism and holding on to unproductive technologies would mean discarding something that is worth keeping: resorting to protectionism would severely weaken the welfare gains of large-scale cooperation. Clinging to old technologies merely to prevent redistribution would cause economic harm – just think how damaging it would be to stick with coal for our supply of energy rather than using renewable sources. 4.
There must be a preference for unanimity yet the Governing Council is far from unanimity? If you would need unanimity all the time, we would not need a Governing Council. That’s a serious answer.