SGH Economist: Poland Would Be Far Wealthier Without Communist Rule

Dr Marcin Wroński, an economist at Warsaw's SGH university, debunked myths about Poland's communist-era economy in the "Dzieje" programme. Using hard data, he argued that the notion of "poor but fair" was false — deep hidden inequalities existed, full employment was an illusion, and a technological collapse ultimately doomed the system. He concluded that Poland would be substantially wealthier today had it not experienced communist rule.

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