Headlines were made this year when Sandra Polaski, former U.S. secretary of state's special representative for international labor affairs, released her study Winners and Losers: Impact of the Doha Round on Developing Countries. The results revealed a sharp contrast to those released during the early stages of the Doha Round negotiations, and sparked much debate over the value of a new WTO agreement. The report's message is clear: "any of the plausible trade scenarios will produce only modest gains for the world; agricultural trade is not a panacea for most poor countries; the poorest countries may actually lose from any agreement; and additional special measures will be needed to ensure that the least developed countries succeed."