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Zur Angleichung von Einkommen und Lebensqualität im vereinigten Deutschland

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  • Goebel, Jan
  • Habich, Roland
  • Krause, Peter

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Der Übergang zur Marktwirtschaft erfolgte in Ostdeutschland im Unterschied zu anderen osteuropäischen Staaten unter dem Primat der sozialpolitischen Angleichung der Lebensbedingungen an das höhere Wohlstandsniveau der westlichen Bundesländer. Bezüglich der Wohlstandsentwicklung wie auch der subjektiven Bewertungsmaßstäbe lassen sich im Verlauf der 90er Jahre hierbei deutliche Angleichungsfortschritte aufzeigen. In der zweiten Hälfte der 90er Jahre hat sich dieser Angleichungsprozess immer weiter verlangsamt. Für die noch verbleibenden Differenzen zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland sind sowohl hinsichtlich der Einkommensunterschiede als auch der Zufriedenheitseinschätzungen derzeit keine weiteren schnellen Angleichungen absehbar. Auch die Wahrnehmung der "gemeinsamen" deutschen Gesellschaft bezüglich der subjektiven Schichteinstufung, der Gerechtigkeitseinschätzung und in der Wahrnehmung von Konflikten weist so im Ganzen zwar deutliche Angleichungsfortschritte auf, unterscheidet sich in Teilen aber noch erheblich.

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  • Goebel, Jan & Habich, Roland & Krause, Peter, 2009. "Zur Angleichung von Einkommen und Lebensqualität im vereinigten Deutschland," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 78(2), pages 122-145.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:espost:99560
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.78.2.122
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    Keywords

    German unification; quality of life; economic well-being; social indicators;
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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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