Title: German unification : expectations and outcomes /
Authors: Caldwell, Peter C.; Shandley, Robert R.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / General.; HISTORY / Social History.; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.; HISTORY / Europe / Germany.; Germany History; Germany Politics and government; Germany Economic conditions; Germany Social conditions
Abstract: "It is easy in retrospect to ascribe inevitability to Germany's unification in 1990. But in fact, such events are the product of decisions made when the outcomes of a process are not yet clear. A dramatic opening in international relations, an ongoing upheaval in East German politics that put the old state's existence into question, and an economic collapse in East Germany forced policy-makers to seek not only a way out of the crisis but also new, stable structures at all levels. This volume examines these intertwining strands, taking into account both short-term interests and the long-term consequences"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: German unification, Western order, and the post-Cold War restructuring of the international system / G. John Ikenberry -- Between Euroland and Abendland? Opportunities and challenges for German foreign policy since unification / Mary N. Hampton -- Rethinking reunification : German monetary union and European integration / Jonathan R. Zatlin -- The quest for freedom and stability : political choices and the economic transformation of East Germany 1989-1991 / Wolfgang Seibel -- A splendid failure : reflections on two decades of East German economic reconstruction / Irwin L. Collier -- Political institutions and German unification / Ulrich K. Preuss -- German unification and the federal Constitutional Court : a retrospective view after twenty years / Peter E. Quint -- The end of dictatorship and its aftermath : personal reflections of the Federal Commissioner for the records of the State Security Agency of the German Democratic Republic / Marianne Birhler.