Wild that in the early 1980s Slovenia had higher GDP per capita than Italy, Spain and *the UK*. That’s 3+ decades into post war Yugoslavia/socialism.
In contrast, in the early 1950s, Slovenia had been much worse off than the UK and, less so, Italy.
It’s fashionable to say the 1979 Iranian Revolution was triggered by excessive modernization
But even with the most reactionary element consolidating power after the Revolution, international isolation/sanctions and a near decade long war, the country has modernized dramatically
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