German unification in perspective

How to evaluate German unification?

Abteilung „Sozialstruktur und Sozialberichterstattung“ im Forschungsschwerpunkt III Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) • Reichpietschufer 50 • D 10785 Berlin Telefon 030 25 491 0 Veröffentlichungen der Abteilung Sozialstruktur und Sozialberichterstattung des Forschungsschwerpunktes Sozialer Wandel, Institutionen und Vermittlungsprozesse des Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für So...

Ten Years of German Unification

The author discusses the fate of the Foreign Intelligence Department of the GDR, which he headed for over thirty years, and of its colleagues and agents since the reunification of Germany ten years ago. There was no transformation of this service after the implosion of socialism; instead, it was liquidated, and criminal prosecutions followed which continue to this day. The author describes how ...

German Unification: A Feminist Moment

German unification : the economics of transition

The German Apprenticeship System after Unification

The vocational training system is an important factor within the German institutional framework. Its high output of skilled and well-educated employees provides a basis for Germany’s export success and innovation. In the last few years, however, growing concern has been expressed about the viability of the German model. Globalization, the appearance of new forms of work organization and a rapid...