Banking in Transition East Germany after Unification
Description
The book asks whether transplanting banks can solve the problems involved in creating a well-functioning market economy from outside, looking especially at the virtually complete takeover of East German banks by their Western counterparts after unification. Drawing on a wide range of English and German sources, and fieldwork interviews across Germany, it argues that there are no quick fix solutions to transition to a market. Implications are discussed for East Germany and for other previously centrally planned economies, and the global implications of foreign ownership in banking are considered.
Keywords
Business & EconomicsInternationalEconomicsBanks & Banking
2000Book
Author(s)G. Robins
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333751350
LanguageEnglish
