The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however.

然而，在一些福利制度慷慨或设计不当的国家，情况恰恰相反。

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In order to maximize global welfare, every country's carbon pricing should reflect not only the purely domestic damage from emissions, but also the damage to foreign countries.

为了使全球福利最大化，每个国家的碳定价不仅要反映碳排放对本国造成的损害，还应反映对外国造成的损害。

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Lots of developed countries fret about the cost of welfare, but-at least in western europe-britain is a special case.

许多发达国家都被社会福利的成本困扰，但是，至少在西欧，英国是一个特例。

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Speaking during the debate on 10 December 2012, the European Parliament's negotiator on the agreement, Portuguese centre-right MEP Mario David said it showed there was a "genuine and indisputable" commitment by the Peruvian and Colombian governments to improving the welfare of their countries.

BBC: EU trade agreement with Peru and Colombia backed by MEPs

Many poor countries provide legal protection for workers that rivals that in the most welfare-minded western European countries.

ECONOMIST: A new report gives governments some facts to ponder

The demographic shift will present huge challenges to countries' welfare, pension and healthcare systems.

BBC: UN warns over impact of rapidly ageing populations