Better sorry than safe.

Looks at how the governments of Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary are trying to devise acceptable social programs to meet the needs of their poorest citizens as capitalism takes hold. Poland's unemployment program; Cuts in Poland's welfare programs; Comments by Polish labor minister, Michal Boni, about unregistered workers; Retraining for the unemployed in Hungary; Loans from the Hungarian for the jobless to set up small businesses; Remaining welfare programs, including free medical care and state pensions.