Even if the safeguards work, reforming weak states is hard.

即便这些保障措施起效，对羸弱国家进行改造仍然困难。

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But the weak states remain vulnerable to a loss of confidence by depositors.

一旦储户信心丧失，弱国仍将面临巨大风险。

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For example, both eastern Europe and Latin America have a large number of weak states, ill-placed to take on a bigger burden in the economy.

例如，东欧和拉美地区都有大量羸弱国家存在，这些国家无力承担起经济领域更加沉重的负担。

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They wanted to keep southern states weak.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

"Congress,the administration and the states must recognize that out weak economy simply could not sustain all these new taxes, regulations and mandates now under consideration.

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The number of newly-laid off workers jumped unexpectedly to 471,000 last week, PNC Financial chief economist Stuart Hoffman says the data point to continued layoffs and weak job creation in the United States.

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Truly weak states are doing well just to establish a general sense of order.

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Germany, in the past, has questioned the burden placed on thriving nations by weak states like Greece.

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Another suggestion is for weak states to design policies that can be implemented by private firms and individuals.

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