End of the East German Economy - From Honecker to Reunification

This economic history of the Honecker era investigates the causes and effects of the regime's refusal to be a part of East European economic reform. The legacies of central planning had important implications for the reform prospects of the post-Honecker economy. The authors examine the factors which ultimately caused the East German people to choose the path of economic merger with West Germany in this first single publication covering the broad scope of the economic decline of East German socialism.

List of contents

Preface - Introduction: Perestroika and the Failures of Honecker - GDR Economic Performance in the Final Honecker Years - The GDR in East and West International Environments - The GDR Economy After the Turning Point: On Shortages and Reform Conceptions - Opening the Economy to the West: Reform Efforts - Index

Product details

• Authors: Phillip J. Bryson, Phillip J. Melzer Bryson, Manfred Melzer
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349216895
• ISBN: 978-1-349-21689-5
• No. of pages: 148
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics