East Germany did better than its peers in the Soviet block, and West Germany did better than its peers outside of it.
People love to point at policy, because it's a thing we can control, but the most important factors are often cultural issues we both don't control, and don't entirely understand.
People love to point at policy, because it's a thing we can control, but the most important factors are often cultural issues we both don't control, and don't entirely understand.