Under his plan, many important sectors would remain under the control of the central Government, with its accompanying bureaucracy.

Most sectors, notably heavy industry, remain in the hands of huge, state-run companies.

Unlike the industrial sector, Poland's agricultural sector remained largely in private hands during the decades of communist rule.

The sector generally remains depressed these days, even though researchers announced in June that they had decoded the human genome - a landmark scientific discovery.

That is, without inclusive property rights in the equation, the informal sector will remain outside the mainstream economy, excluded and without the same opportunities.

Because of the sluggish economy, sectors of the city job market that usually swell in summer, like tourism and recreation, will probably remain slack this year.

Animal husbandry, piggery and fisheries etc. have good potential, but this sector has still remained unexplored.

Only a thin sector of the right-hand side remained.

Many would later leave, and there remains a large agricultural sector.

As a result, key interest-sensitive sectors of the economy like housing have remained robust.