The way to shake up Poland's crony capitalism is not by selectively hunting down the cronies, but by making it such an open, liberal and competitive society that the old connections no longer count for much.

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Now, we live in a very competitive society in the 21st century.

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That new model would have to address the impact of a modern world that allows a competitive economy with a just and fair society, he said.

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These pro-growth reforms are the result of tax competition, or the pressure to adopt competitive economic policies that is put on governments by an increasingly globalized society where both labor and capital are mobile.

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