The Sociopolitical Aspects of German Industrial Organization. A Model for Eastern Europe?

Abstract

Germany's post war renaissance provides an example of a unique but successful adaptation of free market economic theory to a country's specific sociopolitical needs. By promoting a social contract that called for the development of a 'social market economy', it pioneered in adapting free market practices to the country's specific needs. For this reason among others, the post war redevelopment of the German economy may provide valuable lessons for the emerging Eastern European nations. Hence, the focus of this article is on a brief analysis of the institutional systems underlying German industrial organization

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA286555

Entities

People

  • Edward M. Kaitz

Organizations

  • Georgetown University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Corporations
  • Eastern Europe
  • Economic Models
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Europe
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • Markets
  • Money
  • Second World War
  • United States

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