While reunification marked the official end of communism within Germany, in reality problems were arising from the processes that were unexpected by the people of Germany. The reunification was implemented ineffectively by incompetent management amidst unfavourable economic and social circumstances which resulted in political, economic and social …

Objections to reunification were raised particularly on the political left in both parts of Germany but did not gain majority support. One of the challenges Germany had to overcome before reunification were the security concerns of its neighbours and in particularly the resistance of Britain and France once Soviet approval had been assured.

Problems in German Reunification. More than ten years after the reunification of Germany, the jolts and jostles of economic and political merger continue to plague the nation. The two Germanies have yet to blend into a one confluent economic entity, and a decade of Western aid and Eastern dependence has cultivated resentment on both sides.

around one third of East German jobs were lost. The effects of economic transformation on the people in eastern Germany were without a doubt dramatic. Its sheer scale at times goes unrecognized today in the West, because for most of West Germans the reunification changed little – but for us

01/05/2008 · GERMAN REUNIFICATION: PROBLEMS AND RESEARCH METHODS In the worldwide arena of comparative politics, the reunification of Germany in 1990 was a pivotal point in time. With the players coming from opposite ends of the political and economic spectrum, the reunification set the stage for major changes both in Germany and the entire European …

The II World had dramatic consequences for Germany; the death of over seven million German soldiers and civilians; large territorial losses (such as Pomerania, Silesia and East Prussia which were seized to Poland); the expulsion of about 15 million Germans from eastern areas of Germany and other countries (such as the Czech Republic, Romania and Poland); mass rape of …

05/10/2020 · Coincidentally, the first sessions of the conference, held on Saturday, occurred on the 30th anniversary of German reunification. Unity in Germany has not been easy. It has not come free, and it is not without its challenges. But seeing the issues happening before the walls came down is important to see what lies ahead. Two walls came down in 1990.

Another problem was that East German production costs had been very high. The conversion rates of East German marks to deutsche marks often kept those costs high, as did the early wage negotiations, which resulted in wages far above the productivity level.