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P/E/207. Eastern and Western Germany: closing productivity gap

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1000
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper examines the processes that took place after the unification of Germany in 1990. The challenges accompanying the integration of the centrally planned economy of Eastern Germany with the market economy of Western Germany are discussed. Conclusions are made about the difficulties in closing the productivity gap between the two parts of the country.

 

KEYWORDS: eastern, western, germany, closing, productivity, gap,

 
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