Dev in German Politics-C

The process of reunification of East and West Germany set in motion by the revolutionary changes of the fall of 1989 has occurred at breathtaking speed, leaving observers and scholars worldwide stunned. In Developments in German Politics expert contributors offer a timely and wide-ranging examination of key issues facing Germany in the 1990s. Superseding a previous volume, Developments in West German Politics, this new edition revises and updates that earlier work by focusing on the effects and consequences of German unification.Part One discusses the nature of the unified state, electoral behavior, the "new" party system, and changing territorial balances. Part Two looks at Germany's new international position through analyses of foreign policy, security policy, and Germany's relationship to the European Community. Part Three examines economic, social, and environmental policy, while Part Four addresses questions of immigration and the labor market, women, and a new German identity.