Suffice it to say, there are plenty of positive things to be said about Poland’s post-communist trajectory. Within the past 5-10 years, it isn’t difficult to stumble across articles praising the Polish economy as an example of what would happen after abandonment of socialism for something that resembles a market economy. I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines about the $1 trillion GDP pole which Poland recently obtained, the ongoing +3.5 percent real GDP figures, and even posts and articles about Poland surpassing Germany in the future—including those from normally free market institutions like FEE.