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The Economics of German Unification

An Introduction

Thomas Lange, Geoffrey Pugh (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

1998
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85898-090-4 (ISBN)

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Following German reunification in 1990, East Germany's centrally planned economy was abolished and replaced by West Germany's social market economy. Western Germany has since provided vast financial support to aid the transformation, and enable eastern Germany to catch-up with western Germany's productivity and living standards. This book evaluates the main events and their outcomes since mid-1990 and the associated policy issues. The authors assess the medium to long term growth prospects of eastern Germany and the wider implications for western Germany and Europe.The Economics of German Unification analyses the economic process of assimilating eastern Germany into the institutions and performance levels of western Germany. It includes original research as well as providing an overview of existing literature. Among the topics discussed are:

the relative backwardness of East Germany's economy
the impact of monetary and economic integration
restructuring and privatization
<>li>labour market and industrial policy, including an analysis of wage restraint and cost reduction
the prospects for eastern Germany catching-up economically with western Germany
the repercussions for German competitiveness nationally and within the wider European context

This book will be welcomed by academics, researchers and undergraduates interested in the economics of transition, comparative economic systems, political economy and the European business environment.

Thomas Lange, Australian Catholic University, Australia and Geoffrey Pugh, Principal Lecturer in European Economics, Staffordshire University Business School, UK and Visiting Professor at the Warsaw University, Poland and Tirana University, Albania

Contents: 1. GEMSU – Switching from Socialism to Capitalism 2. The DDR Economy Revisited 3. The 1948 Currency and Economic Reforms in Comparison with the 1990 Economic and Monetary Union 4. Restructuring and Privatization 5. The Labour Market in Post-Unification Eastern Germany 6. Catching up with the West: The Achievements and Limitations of Creative Destruction 7. Convergence and Catch-Up: Results and Prospects 8. International and Domestic Repercussions of German Unification 9. Conclusion Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.1.1998
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Mikroökonomie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Ökonometrie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-85898-090-9 / 1858980909
ISBN-13	978-1-85898-090-4 / 9781858980904
Zustand	Neuware