Why Did Poland and Hungary Emerge from the Transition to a Market

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why did Poland and Hungary emerge from the transition to a market economy with less strain than other nations in the former Soviet bloc?

• A) Because both countries had revolted against Communist rule, the western bloc was more willing to help them transition to free-market capitalism.
• B) Their populations were better educated and had more training in modern technologies such as computers; thus they were better able to adapt to the modern economy.
• C) Both countries had adopted some free-market practices early on and had hired advisers to speed the transformation of their economies.
• D) Both countries adopted a form of dictatorship to organize their transition to a free-market economy.

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