Welfens Economic Aspects of German Unification

National and International Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-642-97379-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 402 Seiten, eBook

German unification is changing central Europe, the EC and

international economic and political relations. Prosperous

West Germany with its "social market economy" has absorbed

the socialist GDR which is facing a complex systemic

tranformation process. This volume analyzes the causes,

developments, and processes that are associated with German

unification. The merger of the two Germanies provides a

unique laboratory like example of institutional and

economic changes against which established economic theoreis

and economic policy concepts can be tested. German

unification raises, of course, many new questions for Grmany

itself, Europe, and the whole international community. Will

the enlarged Germany become a new economic giant in Europe

and can the FRG maintain stability and prosperity? What

macroeconomic and structural problems are faced by the new

Germany and what are the effects for trade, investment, and

growth in Germany`s partner countries? Will East Germany

catch up with the West and can this process serve as a model

forEastern Europe? What are the views of Poland and the

USSR, and what implications arise for Western Europe and the

United States? Finally, how isthe triangular relationship

between the U.S., the EC, and Japan affected, and how does

this affect the United States` ability to organize economic

cooperation with Japan, Germany, and other leading

economies?

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Welfens, Paul J.J.