Это значит, что если чиновники теряли позиции по причине введения одной из программ рыночных реформ, то они пытались компенсировали свою роль за счет другой.
This means that if the officials lost their position because of the introduction of a programme of market reforms, they tried to compensate for his role at the expense of the other.
This means that if the officials lost positions due to the introduction of a program of market reforms, they are trying to compensate for his role at the expense of another.
This means that if they lose their positions because of the imposition of one of the programs market reforms, they tried to compensate its role at the expense of the other.