[Stat-boy]

I am trying to think of any example of a country that transitioned from socialism/communism into a stable, free society. Hard to do. First of all, I can’t think of many free countries. Thatcher gave it a go in the UK, but even she could only go so far after 11 years.

[mnehring]

Not easily, it took almost a century for the Eastern bloc countries to throw off the shackles of Communism, a few are doing OK now, but none like what we would describe as free- only relatively free compared to what they came from.

[greybull]

Czeck republic and Chile. for two very different ways of going about it.

[SmokingJoe]

I am trying to think of any example of a country that transitioned from socialism/communism into a stable, free society.

Poland says “Hello”.