When German unification took place in 1990, the government was optimistic that the process of closing the economic gap between the two Germanies would be a brief one. However, economic unification has turned out to be more costly and much more complex than anticipated. But on the other hand it...

Der Verfasser arbeitet einleitend Charakteristika rapider wirtschaftlicher Wachstumsprozesse heraus, stellt das deutsche Wirtschaftswunder nach 1945 dar und skizziert aktuelle Ausgangsbedingungen der Wirtschaftsentwicklung in den neuen Bundesländern. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden die...

This book analyzes the German unification after five years with respect to expectations, international impact and internal adjustments - including dramatic structural shifts. German unification is changing central Europe, the EU and international economic and political relations generally, and...