In which of the following ways do postcommunist success stories like Hungary,Poland,and the Czech Republic differ from countries with less successful records like Romania,Bulgaria,Croatia,and Serbia?
A) They were more heavily influenced by the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires.
B) They are much more ethnically diverse.
C) They have a greater precommunist history of healthy civil society.
D) They had less contact with the West during communist rule.

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Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic had a history of a healthy civil society before the communist rule, unlike Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia, which had weaker civil societies. This played a role in their success stories in the postcommunist era.

In Which of the Following Ways Do Postcommunist Success Stories