The Great Depression in East Germany: The Effects of Unification on East Germany's Economy
The Great Depression in East Germany: The Effects of Unification on East Germany's Economy
Author(s): Helmar DrostSubject(s): Economic history, Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Political economy, Economic development, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: East Germany; great depression; postcommunist transformation; capitalism; democracy; economic reforms; German unification;
Summary/Abstract: The birth of capitalism in Eastern Europe is a unique historical process. Two of the general features that distinguish it from the first birth in Western Europe are the speed and the comprehensiveness of the transformation process. In contrast to earlier transitions in which the foundations of a market economy, a parliamentary democracy, and a pluralistic civil society evolved in several stages over an extended period of time, post-Communist societies are facing "the triple transition" simultaneously. Reconstituting the economic, political, social, and cultural spheres of society requires various spans of time. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 07/1993
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 452-481
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English
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