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22 March 1996 IN THE SOVIET ECONOMY, INdustrial enterprises looked after their workers from the cradle to the grave. All sorts of social services were provided by the employer, from housing and kindergartens to hospitals and clinics, not to mention hotels on the Black Sea. Firms accounted for about one-quarter of the total national spending […]