Economic aspects of German unification national and international perspectives ; with 67 tables

Pages 384 and 385 of the map of Germany are printed with the kind permission of Westermann Schulbuch-Verlag, Brunswick. Front Matter....Pages I-XI Introduction: Economic Aspects of German Unification....Pages 1-6 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 EC Integration and Economic Reforms in CMEA Countries: A United Germany as a Bridge between East and West?....Pages 9-48 Integrating the East German States into the German Economy: Opportunities, Burdens and Options....Pages 49-77 Macroeconomic Aspects of German Unification....Pages 79-142 Transforming a Socialist Economy: Currency Unification, Banking Reform and Capital Markets....Pages 143-160 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 Labor Markets and Social Security Systems Facing Unification: Systemic Challenges in Germany....Pages 163-182 Environmental Protection: Problems and Prospects in East and West Germany....Pages 183-229 Structural Adjustment and Privatization of the East German Economy....Pages 231-260 Government Support for Restructuring the East German Economy....Pages 261-296 Front Matter....Pages 297-297 External Aspects of German Unification: The Polish View....Pages 299-316 Economic Reform in the USSR and Prospects for Trade and Economic Relations with Unified Germany....Pages 317-332 German Unification as an Incentive for Institutional and Organizational Changes within the EC: A French View....Pages 333-352 Global Economic Rivalry: New Perspectives on Germany (the EC), Japan and the United States....Pages 353-382 Map of Western and Eastern Germany....Pages 384-385 Appendix: Selected Data on Western German and Eastern Germany....Pages 386-389 Back Matter....Pages 391-404 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? An analysis of the economic causes, developments and processes that are associated with the unification of East and West Germany. The author demonstrates how this merger of a social market economy and a socialist state provides a unique opportunity to test economic theories and concepts. Paul J.j. Welfens (ed.). Based On Papers Presented At A Conference Held At The Paul H. Nitze School Of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.c., Nov. 13-14, 1990, Sponsored By The American Institute For Contemporary German Studies. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.