As the newspaper wrote, Two “absurd explanations” for economic success have emergedthat Poland has achieved in just 34 years, overtaking Switzerland and becoming one of the 20 largest economies in the world.
One explanation was offered by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who said that the country had reached its current position “while maintaining one of the most restrictive migration policies in Europe.” In turn, according to the Associated Press, communism contributed to Poland's economic success. “Communism was oppressive, but […] “broke old social barriers and opened higher education to industrial and agricultural workers who previously had no chance (to study – PAP),” she explained.
“The vicious circle of human flourishing.” “The Washington Post” assesses Poland's development
Meanwhile, the Washington Post assessed that the adoption of the free market and the until recently liberal migration policy turned out to be crucial.
After the fall of communism, “Poles opted for market liberalization, moving away from regulated prices and limiting state power,” and in 2004 the country joined the European Union, which further contributed to the development of free trade, the daily wrote. “When a country chooses freedom, it becomes more prosperous and more outsiders want to settle there. This is the vicious cycle of human flourishing,” concluded the Washington Post.
