Vincent-Rostowski sees this as the most important part of the country's fiscal policy.

CNN: Poland wants to join eurozone 'as soon as it's safe'

Poland was well served by its finance minister, Jacek Rostowski, a sardonic English-born economics professor, who adeptly managed the borrowing splurge.

ECONOMIST: Petri-dish economies: Poland

According to Vincent-Rostowski, between 2008 and 2011 Poland achieved a cumulative growth of almost 16% -- double that of the EU's second fastest growing economy, Slovakia.

CNN: Poland wants to join eurozone 'as soon as it's safe'