Original sentence: During the adoption of varying forms of market economy there was initially a general decline in living standards, birth rates and life expectancies in post-Communist States, together with side effects including the rise of business oligarchs in countries such as Russia, and highly disproportionate social and economic development
Edited sentence: The adoption of varying forms of market economy immediately resulted in a general decline in living standards, birth rates and life expectancies in post-Communist States, together with side effects including the rise of business oligarchs in countries such as Russia, and highly disproportionate social and economic development