Recasting East Germany

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The transformation of east Germany since unification has wrought vast changes in the economy and in society and left deep scars as the types of social protection offered by the centralised socialism of the previous regime gave way to uncertainties and individualised life chances. Social Transformation in Eastern Germany investigates the deep economic and social processes which east Germany has undergone, highlighting the restructuring, the social impacts and the stresses of adjustment experienced by key social groups whose workplace and social context has been recast almost out of recognition since 1990.

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Overview

The transformation of east Germany since unification has wrought vast changes in the economy and in society and left deep scars as the types of social protection offered by the centralised socialism of the previous regime gave way to uncertainties and individualised life chances. Social Transformation in Eastern Germany investigates the deep economic and social processes which east Germany has undergone, highlighting the restructuring, the social impacts and the stresses of adjustment experienced by key social groups whose workplace and social context has been recast almost out of recognition since 1990.

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Contributors from a number of disciplines investigate the deep economic and social processes that the former East Germany had undergone since reunification in 1990, They highlight the restructuring, the social impacts, and the stresses of adjustment experienced by key social groups whose workplace and social context has been recast almost out of recognition. The 11 essays first appeared in , vol.7, no. 3 (December 1998). Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780714649368
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
  • Publication date: 3/28/1999
  • Pages: 232
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 8.60 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Recasting East Germany: An Introduction 1
The New East German Economy: Problems of Transition, Unification and Institutional Mismatch 14
Employment, Welfare Support and Income Distribution in East Germany 33
The Impact of German Unification on the German Industrial Relations System 52
Housing Situation and Housing Policy in East Germany 69
The East German Family: Change and Continuity 83
Women, Work and Family in the New Lander: Conflicts and Experiences 101
Education Transformed? The East German School System since the Wende 126
Political Participation of Young People in East Germany 147
Social Transformation Studies and Human Rights Abuses in East Germany after 1945 165
Multiculturalism in the Making? Non-Germans and Civil Society in the New Lander 192
Notes on Contributors 215
Index 217
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