ocr: The deteriorating economic situation has resultedin an overall drop in living standards. High intlation has particularly attectedpeople on fixedincomes. Wealthis concentratedin the hands of a small, communist elite which has been opposedto any market mechanisms. Now that they have the upper hand in parliament, they will strengthen their grip on the state's esources. Belorussia is unlikcely to see the expansion of entrepreneurial activity to be found in Poland or Russia. However, the state's commitment to low unemployment will mean that the extreme social deprivation to be tound - in other ex-U ...
