In our country, the extent of privatization is substantially broader than in any countries preceding us in this field over history. This fact by itself invokes substantial hidden economic activities. From the point of view of human capital, the result is unfortunately disadvantageous. That part of the population which gets increasingly poor and is pushed out from the labour market, cannot really undertake the raising of children. Their health deteriorates because they fear the future.
Education requires high efforts from the parents.
The Report acknowledges that the Governments in power since the system change tried to take measures that could have been significant for the development of human resources. Unfortunately, due to the falling GDP, and financing needs of the state debt, such action was rather shifted to the expansion of democracy, while the financial problems were hardly, if at all, mitigated. The Quality of Life Section 5 above describes certain key trends which have contributed to a worsening of the quality of life for the majority of the population. This can be defined in terms of reduced incomes, employment possibilities, access to housing, various state benefits, access to education and health, etc. Reduction of income-generating opportunities, which has also forced couples to reduce the number of children born, hence a reduction in both fertility as well as birthrates.