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Was Privatization in Eastern Germany a Special Case? Some Lessons from the Treuhand

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  • Uwe Siegmund

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Eastern German privatization and restructuring of firms is seen as a special case because of the peculiarities of reunification and the large transfers from western Germany to finance it. Although this is right, the government faced the same problems as other countries in transition when privatizing and restructuring firms: It had to decide about the aims, methods and organization, the extent and the speed of privatization, it had to take into account politico-economic repercussions and traditions, and it had to find a general economic policy toward restructuring. I argue that eastern German privatization is only in a limited way a special case and therefore some lessons can be drawn for other transition countries.

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  • Uwe Siegmund, 1997. "Was Privatization in Eastern Germany a Special Case? Some Lessons from the Treuhand," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 85, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
    • Handle: RePEc:wdi:papers:1997-85
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    1. Sara Biancini, 2008. "Regulating National Firms in a Common Market," CESifo Working Paper Series 2209, CESifo.

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    privatization; restructuring; eastern germany;
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    • L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
    • P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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