In some cases during 2012, politics was a force for good: consider Prime Minister Mario Monti’s ability to pull Italy back from the brink of financial turmoil. But, in other cases, like Greece, political dysfunction aggravated economic problems.
对某些国家来说，2012年的政治是一股积极力量：例如意大利总理马里奥·蒙蒂（Mario Monti）将自己的国家从金融风暴边缘力挽狂澜的能力。然而在别的国家，比如希腊，政治体制功能失调则导致了经济问题的进一步恶化。