Subsidies granted by the German federal government decreased in the 1998–2004 period. Since 2005, subsidies have increased. The transfers to the compulsory health insurance system were raised by very large amounts. Moreover, the subsidies for re-integrating the unemployed were raised. The...

Nach der deutschen Vereinigung wurde eine Vielzahl von Maßnahmen ergriffen, um die Infrastruktur in den neuen Bundesländern zu verbessern oder aufzubauen, die Investitionstätigkeit zu fördern und den Anpassungsprozeß sozialpolitisch abzufedern. Die Transfers von West nach Ostdeutschland...

Subsidies granted by the German federal government decreased in the 1998–2004 period. Since 2005, subsidies have increased. The transfers to the compulsory health insurance system were raised by very large amounts. Moreover, the subsidies for re-integrating the unemployed were raised. The...