Even though Belarus had a poor record on structural reform and stabilization there are several reasons how they successfully restrained a decline in output. Belarus is only successful when compared to other CIS countries, when looked outside at other transition economies they are just average. Belarus also has the benefit of cheap energy imports from Russia. Thirdly, by provided large credit to enterprises and subsidies, the state prote

Liberalization and microeconomic stabilization both effected Belarus in different ways. By liberalizing to slowly set Belarus into a trap that severely disabled them from leaving a state-controlled economy. “Partial Liberalization leads to a very corrupt system of excessive state intervention aiming at extortion” (Aslund 449). Macroeconomic stabilization has hit every country except Belarus, which has resulted because of the countries rent’s from inflation has scattered over time.

In the area of education, social services and health, the Government maintains an expensive input-based approach (World Bank). There are new designs in progress to help the social and health problems today. Poverty in recent years has been somewhat influenced by the political and economic impacts. The situation peaked in 1999 at 46.7 percent of population which sits below the national poverty line. But after the government’s moves to increase wages and curb prices the situation subsided in 2001 at 28.9 percent.

In 1991, after reaching independence, Belarus had one of the highest standards of living in the former Soviet Union (FSU). “It was seen as an industrial park for consumer goods, with relatively better capital stock than other republics” (World Bank). However, the economy was very vulnerable because

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