 Račan himself said after becoming prime minister that he and the coalition weren't ready to take control of the country.Croatia became open to the world during Račan, and it brought in fresh inflows of capital which helped jump-start Croatia's GDP growth, which amounted to around 5% per year but during that time the unemployment rate grew to a record high.In January 2002, the number of unemployed was a staggering 415,352 people or 24.0% of the population.