The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the beginning of one of the most interesting natural experiments in recent history. The East German transition from a Communist state to part of the Federal Republic of Germany abruptly created a new social order as old institutions were abolished and new...

Jörg Roesler analysiert in den hier versammelten Aufsätzen die Schlussakkorde der DDR-Geschichte, und zwar vor allem ihre ökonomischen Aspekte - die Wirtschaft des Landes von der Krise 1989 bis zur Liquidierung 1990/91. Dem Charakter des jeweiligen Untersuchungsobjekts entsprechend greift er...

The swift and thorough privatization of eastern Germany did not emanate solely from the West German Federal Republic. This book explores actors from abroad – mainly from western Europe – in four functions: as investors, as advisors and capital providers, and as co-decisionmakers on...