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Summary
Germany in Transition: A Unified Nation's Search for Identitydiscusses the unification of Germany, covering foreign and European affairs, economic and business issues, eastern Germany, and minority rights. Seldom has a country been confronted with such fundamental, wholesale changes to its political system and national identity as was Germany during its 1990 unification. Those changes have required the nation to undertake substantial reforms of its political and economic structures, as well as rethink its self-perception. Written by Americans with practical experience in Germany, the book contains unique insights into the range of issues being addressed in Germany today.Through the use of specific case studies, the challenges confronting Germany are dramatically illustrated. The myriad difficulties of maintaining the prosperity western Germans have come to expect, while responding to the demands of eastern Germans eager to share in the comfortable living standards of the west, have proved daunting at times. Chapters dealing with reform of the railway system and telecommunications markets, regional planning, and the ongoing debate over the competitiveness of the business and private sectors, all highlight different approaches to dealing with the complex issues faced by the country today. Two chapters dealing with minority rights demonstrate the equally perplexing societal problems facing the newly unified Germany.Germany's role in Europe and in the international community is addressed both in the discussion of the new "German Question" and of European integration as it relates to environmental law. Concluding chapters by three prominent Germans a diplomat, an editor, and a former member of Parliament address the changes Germany faces in its role in the global community.
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Acronyms | p. xv |
Germany in Transition: Foreign and European Affairs | |
Introduction | p. 3 |
From Locarno to Liberation? Europe and the Politics of Public Memory in Unified Germany | p. 7 |
Power and Politics: The New German Question | p. 23 |
European Integration vs. State Sovereignty: The European Court of Justice and Harmonization of Germany's Environmental Law | p. 39 |
Germany in Transition: Economic and Business Issues | |
Introduction | p. 55 |
The Politics of Standort: Germany's Debate About Competitiveness | p. 61 |
Economic Reform: Restructuring the German Railway System | p. 85 |
Liberalization of Telecommunications Markets | p. 103 |
German Integration: Eastern Germany | |
Introduction | p. 123 |
Regional Planning and Politics in Berlin and Brandenburg | p. 127 |
Eastern Europe or Eastern Germany: The Choice for American Investors | p. 141 |
Germany in Transition: Minority Rights in Germany | |
Introduction | p. 165 |
Discrimination in Germany: A Call for Minority Rights | p. 169 |
Employment Discrimination: Germany's Lack of Legal Remedies | p. 191 |
Germany in Transition: Alumni Conference Speeches | |
Germany and the United States in Multilateral Institutions | p. 211 |
The Superpower and the Soft Hegemon | p. 217 |
German Foreign Policy Beyond the East-West Conflict: A New Foreign Policy Framework | p. 225 |
Chronology of German Unification | p. 235 |
About the Contributors | p. 237 |
About the Editors | p. 241 |
Index | p. 243 |
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