Berghoff, Hartmut (contributor); Balbier, Uta A. (contributor) - 2013
"By many measures, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) had the strongest economy in the Eastern bloc and was one of … examples of central planning's deficiencies. This volume analyzes both the successes and failures of the East German economy … 1945 and the post-1990 era. Contributors also trace the present and future of the East German economy and suggest possible …