From Bonn to Berlin : German politics in transition / Lewis J. Edinger and Brigitte L. Nacos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edinger, Lewis J. (Lewis Joachim), 1922-2008.

Contributor:

Nacos, Brigitte Lebens.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Politics and government--20th century.

Germany.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 301 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1998]

Summary:

In 2002 the seat of the German government will relocate from Bonn to Berlin, completing the reunification process begun in 1990. Can German democracy endure the stresses of reunification? Edinger and Nacos, using the United States as a counterpoint, explain the salient aspects of the Federal Republic's political system and shed new light on the problems posed by the reunification of two very different nations.

Contents:

Introduction: At the Crossroads 1

Part 1 Continuity and Change 7

1. "German Questions"

Old and New 9

2. Representative Democracy: Roots of the System 46

3. For Better or for Worse: More Participatory Democracy 81

Part 2 Problems, Issues, and Prospects 111

4. The Impact of Societal Change 113

5. Capitalism with a Human Face 145

6. Social Welfare State Under Pressure 196

7. Germany Abroad: The Politics of Foreign Policymaking 236

Conclusion: The Road Ahead... 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-285) and index.

ISBN:

0231084129

0231084137

OCLC:

38130622