Studies in Economic Transition: East Germany after Unification

Robins, G.

The book asks whether transplanting banks can solve the problems involved in creating a well-functioning market economy from outside, looking especially at the virtually complete takeover of East German banks by their Western counterparts after unification. Drawing on a wide range of English and German sources, and fieldwork interviews across Germany, it argues that there are no quick fix solutions to transition to a market. Implications are discussed for East Germany and for other previously centrally planned economies, and the global implications of foreign ownership in banking are considered.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2000-02-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333751350

DOI: 10.1057/9780230286634

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 287