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The Travails of Unification: East Germany's Economic Transition since 1989

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The former German Democratic Republic underwent a unique post-communist transition because it was absorbed into the wealthy Federal Republic of Germany and has received massive subsidies. Nonetheless, serious difficulties have persisted, including higher unemployment, rapid deindustrialization, and greater political loyalty to the successor parties of the former Communists than in the West.

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  • Charles S. Maier, 2010. "The Travails of Unification: East Germany's Economic Transition since 1989," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2010-060, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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