Dimensions Of German Unification: Economic, Social, And Legal Analyses

by A. Bradley Shingleton (Editor)

Overview

Dimensions of German Unification examines some of economic, social, cultural, and legal aspects of the German unification process four years after political unification was achieved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367166755
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	5.69(w) x 8.94(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part One: German Unification: Economic Aspects 1. Whither the Treuhandanstalt? 2. The Politics of Restructuring Business Enterprises in the Former GDR: The Case of EKO Stahl 3. Less than a Universe of Difference: Evaluating the Reality of German Finance 4. Germany at Maastricht: Diplomacy and Domestic Politics 5. Standort Deutschland: Can a Changing Germany Compete in the Changing World Market? Part Two: German Unification: Social and Cultural Consequences 6. Passages: East-West by North-South 7. A Quiet Land: Reflections on Dictatorship in East Germany 8. Slouching Toward Capitalism: Cultural Transformation in Leipzig 1993 9. Rightist Violence as a Youth Phenomenon in United Germany Part Three: German Unification: Comparative Legal Issues 10. "Let the Advertiser Beware": Restrictions on Comparative and Misleading Advertising Under German Unfair Competition Law 11. No More Strangers, but Fellow Citizens: Minority Protection Laws in the United States and Germany 12. Legal Ethics as Market Interference: The Example of the German Residency Requirements Part Four: Alumni Conference Speeches 13. Germany in a New Europe 14. Pan-European Policy After the End of the East-West Conflict: German Foreign Policy Needs New Concepts 15. The Need for Civil Courage

Editorial Reviews

American scholars who have spent nine months in Germany under the auspices of the Robert Bosch Foundation offer 15 essays on the increasing complexity of German unification. Among the topics are restructuring business enterprises in the former East Germany, rightist violence as a youth phenomenon, minority protection laws, and foreign policy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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