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...

After a decade of sharp economic decline, Russia switched to an impressive period of economic growth. Yet the economic record is still mixed, and many key problems remain unresolved, both in the economic sphere and the political system. The focus is on economic dynamics in Russia, reasons for...