Employment Policy in Transition The Lessons of German Integration for the Labor Market

A historically unique experiment is about to enter its second decade - German unification. Early hopes for a rapid & smooth economic transformation soon turned out to be overly optimistic. Despite massive financial transfers, the political promise of a "blooming landscape" remains a vision. Actual developments have left deep scars on the labor market, & the effects will be felt for decades to come. Was this outcome to be expected, perhaps even inevitable? What went wrong, & what were the available options? Or is the current state of Eastern German labor market in fact better than is commonly assumed?Riphahn, Regina T. is the author of 'Employment Policy in Transition The Lessons of German Integration for the Labor Market' with ISBN 9783540411666 and ISBN 3540411666.