The price of German unity : reunification and the crisis of the welfare state / Gerhard A. Ritter ; translated by Richard Deveson.

Author/creator Ritter, Gerhard A.
Other author Deveson, Richard.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxviii, 481 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Germany--Social policy.
Germany--History. --Unification, 1990.

Uniform titlePreis der deutschen Einheit. English
Contents The political framework -- German unity and social policy: the legal framework -- The German economy and the process of unification -- The social structure and expectations from social policy -- The central features of the social union: the legislation and institutions governing social policy in the Federal Republic and the GDR compared -- The social policy of the Modrow government -- The state treaty on monetary, economic, and social union -- The social legislation of the de Maizière government -- The unification treaty -- The social policy actors and the unification process -- The build-up of welfare-state institutions and providers in the new Bundesländer -- The debates on Germany's economic position and on the problems in financial and social policy resulting from German unity -- Social policy and its actors, 1991-1994 -- Concluding reflections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 421-450) and index.
LCCN 2011923746
ISBN9780199556823 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199556822 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HN445.5 .R57313 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold