51.   In order to join the wealthy western bloc the largely poorer former communist bloc countries have to make painful economic reforms, overhauling their cranking once centrally planned economies.

52.   The transition from a centrally planned economy to the free market can be fatal, the World Bank warned in a study released on Thursday.

53.   They have fled a deeply repressive regime as well as widespread famine caused by the collapse of the centrally planned economy and natural disasters, the groups said.

54.   Transition in some cases has had a disruptive impact on health care, which had been largely guaranteed under centrally planned economies.

55.   Vietnam has the smallest per capita gross domestic product of the ASEAN countries and is still facing problems with its transition from a centrally planned economy.

56.   North Korea has been devastated by famine in recent years amid the collapse of the centrally planned economy which has been exacerbated by natural disaster.

57.   Previous social aid was a relic of the old centrally planned economy and only covered special sectors such as the handicapped.

58.   Steel producers, like many other state-owned enterprises, are leftovers from the planned economy, struggling with a bloated workforce and fossilized management practices.

59.   The appointment of Kadanikov is seen by some Westerners as a sign that Russia is moving backward toward a more Soviet-style planned economy.