The line is one measure of poverty, and equity, efficiency and citizen participation should be applied to evaluate its effect.

最低生活保障线可以视为一种贫困线，公平、效率和公众参与是评价其优劣的重要标准。

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However, when, just a few days later, Gordon Brown set out the (questionable) arguments that underpin his belief that there is no model for delivering health care with equity and efficiency that is superior to the National Health Service, he was heard with something close to awe.

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