The political economy of Germany under Chancellors Kohl and Schroder : decline of the German model? / Jeremy Leaman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leaman, Jeremy, 1947-

Series:

Monographs in German history ; v. 29.

Monographs in German history ; v. 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Economic policy--1990-.

Germany.

Germany--Economic policy--1945-1990.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While unification has undoubtedly had major effects on Germany's political economy, the pattern of current policy-making preferences was established at an earlier stage, in particular, at the beginning of the 'Kohl-era' in 1982. This essentially neo-liberal pattern can be seen to have dominated the modalities chosen to guide Germany through the process of unifi cation and was mirrored in developments in other OECD countries and in particular within the EU. This book demonstrates that the three policy imperatives (neo-liberal structural reform, European monetary integration, and unification)

Contents:

1982: crisis and transition

The fall of Helmut Schmidt and the formation of the Wende Administration

The Kohl era: CDU supply-sidism in practice

Liberalisation and monetary accumulation

German unification and the unravelling of neoliberalism

The transformation crisis in the east in an international context: 1995-2006

Squaring the circle: politico-economic trends in the Schroder era

Coping with stagnation: the persistent contradictions of economic orthodoxies in Germany and Europe.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-220) and index.

ISBN:

9786612627941

9781782383277

1782383271

9781282627949

1282627945

9781845459369

1845459369

OCLC:

645101256