This discussion paper deals with the reconstruction of transportation and telecommunication infrastructures in Eastern Germany and especially Saxony after the 1990 unification. Following a representation of investment measures and their influence on capital stocks in transportation...

In this paper, the chances of Saxony s capital city Dresden to become Eastern Germany s first high-tech-region is discussed. A presentation of the theoretical background of innovative milieux is followed by an overview of the region s universities, R&D institutes and other facilities relevant...

Familienunternehmen bilden den Kern der deutschen Wirtschaft. Sie dominieren in allen Wirtschaftsbereichen, selbst in der Industrie, am stärksten aber im Handel und bei den Dienstleistungen. Sie stellen 94 Prozent aller Unternehmen ab 50.000 Euro Umsatz und bieten 57 Prozent der Arbeitsplätze...