41. By aligning themselves with nationalists and others, the Communists have been able to thwart Kremlin-backed market reforms before parliament. 42. By inviting poor countries to open their economies to trade and adopt market reforms, IDA loans are a cheap way for Congress to spread capitalism. 43. But with recent market reforms pushing few people out of poverty, Kaunda is looking less like a Marxist has-been. 44. Calls for market reform also come at a time when stock markets are at record highs. 45. Chile was the first Latin American country to undertake market economic reforms, including privitizing most state enterprises, eliminating tariffs and opening its markets to foreign investment. 46. Cubans lack necessities because their economy is a wreck and their dictator would rather see them starve than permit market reforms. 47. Democratic and free market reforms have swept through Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Macedonia and even Montenegro. 48. Defeat could compel Chirac to share power with a hostile cabinet, raising concern France might shelve efforts to join the single European currency and call off market reforms. 49. Despite a decade of market reform, the region remains dangerously dependent on foreign capital. 50. Despite the tough decisions on market reform that lay ahead for Beijing, the state enterprise reforms are cause for optimism, he said. |
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