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6.
The results
achieved by these reforms are not
entirely apparent. At the briefing by the State Commission
for
as
Restructuring the Economic Systems, the spokesman cited
a weakness of the former system of all production. being
purchased and sold by the State, the problem of huge stocks
(valued in excess of
Y40 billion in 1979) kept in store.
problem, reforms were introduced to grant
To address this
more freedom to
enterprises on planning and production
matters. However, when questioned on the results of these
reforms, he revealed that the stock figure had further
increased to Y60 billion in 1990 but blamed this on the
present market situation of supply exceeding demand! While
the reforms were well intended, they could not rectify the
problem created by the presence of large numbers of state
enterprises which
more concerned with meeting
production targets than
demands of the market.
not been tackled,
system.
were
whether their products suited the
The core of the problem, which has
would appear to be the State enterprise
7.
As far as political reforms are concerned, these
have been much more limited and clearly within the control
of the Communist Party. There is no indication that this
trend will change in the near future.
མཆཙཔBA="AH-WATHE--འ་འཏྭཱཡ, ༥།