The economy of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany; GDR, DDR) was a command economy following the model of the Soviet Union based on the principles of Marxism-Leninism.

Nov 6, 2019 · Here is a look at how economic conditions in the former East and West Germany have changed over time, how they compare today and how people in the two areas perceive …

This volume analyzes both the successes and failures of the East Ger-man economy. The contributors consider the economic history of East Germany within its broader political, …

Oct 2, 2020 · As our chart shows, Eastern Germany has benefitted immensely from the unification, but still trails the Western part of the country in terms of income and GDP per …

5 days ago · East Germany had a command economy, in which virtually all decisions were made by the governing communist party, the Socialist Unity Party (SED). The system of planning …

At midnight on June 30, 1990, German economic, monetary, and social union occurred: the mark of the German Democratic Republic was replaced by the deutsche mark; trade barriers were …

The overarching hypothesis of this article is that structural economic deficits from East German times spilled over into Eastern Germany after unification and were aggravated by Treuhand …

Germany invested over 2 trillion marks in the rehabilitation of the former East Germany, helping it to transition to a market economy and cleaning up the environmental degradation.

This volume analyzes both the successes and failures of the East German economy. The contributors consider the economic history of East Germany within its broader political, cultural …

Oct 7, 2013 · This volume analyzes both the successes and failures of the East German economy. The contributors consider the economic history of East Germany within its broader …