Maybe Central/Eastern Europe outside the Euro?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

Please don't take this as wishing Greece left the eurozone (I hope beyond hope that it doesn't happen) but Greece with a devalued drachma would do very well because of currency conversion from shipping income and rise in tourism as a cheaper destination.

Greeks in the country would experience less of a ruckus in their lives, but they would once again have a lower standard of living relative to their European peers. But sometimes a lower standard of living isn't so bad when you're eating well, have a stable job, etc. Greece would not be backsliding either since tourism and shipping aren't going anywhere for the near future. This would only mean that Greece is giving up the dream of becoming the next Hong Kong. With EU help, is that in the cards?

On the ground, I can tell you that the change was certainly felt. Overnight. It really was stunning.

In tourism too. No inflationary measure or market oriented growth analysis can account for 400% increases in room rates over 5 years.

Haven't spent so much time there, I have favorite haunts and favorite hotels, and I know for certain that the cost increases were far beyond anything that economic analysis can account for.

Unless of course, there's a way to measure Greek greed, but I really don't think it's that. The smallest item changed price.