Bureaucratic, Societal, and Ethical Transformation of the Former East Germany

by Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor (Editor), Sabine Kuhlmann (Contribution by), Hartmut Elsenhans (Contribution by), Andreas Lange (Contribution by), Rebecca Pates (Contribution by)

Overview

This book analyzes the state of the bureaucracy in the eastern part of Germany prior to reunification and discusses changes that occurred after 1990. The contributors review the impact of these changes on the bureaucracy and other sectors of society where a new ethic seems to have emerged, guiding practitioners involved in restructuring East German institutions. Issues discussed include: the performance of the administrative structures, the transformation of the Eastern German university system, the various affirmative action policies implemented after 1990, compensation to victims of abuses by the former socialist regime, changes in public relations policy after 1990, and an ethic guiding the models of restructuring institutions for industrialized and developing countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761827672
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	02/20/2004
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from New York University and is Professor of Public Administration in the School of Policy and Management, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Florida International University. He is author of Administrative Ethics and Development (University Press of America, 2002).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Tables and Figures
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 The Bureaucracy of the Former East Germany: A Difficult Transition from Communism to Democracy
Chapter 5 Evaluating the Transformation Process in East Germany: Institutional Performance of Local Administration
Chapter 6 The Transformation of the Eastern German University System: Incomplete Colonization and Reform Blockade- The Example of the University of Leipzig
Chapter 7 German Care vs. American Justice. About Patterns of Gender Representation in Affirmative Action Plans
Chapter 8 Justice Expectations and Redress to Human Rights Violations in the Former East Germany
Chapter 9 From Capitalist Public Relations to Socialist Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit and Back: PR in East Germany
Chapter 10 Institutionalizing an Ethic of Change: Responding to Dilemmas of Massive Transformation in East Germany
Chapter 11 About the Editor and Contributors
Chapter 12 Index