Bureaucratic, Societal, and Ethical Transformation of the Former East Germany,9780761827672

Bureaucratic, Societal, and Ethical Transformation of the Former East Germany

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ISBN13: 9780761827672
ISBN10: 0761827676
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-02-20
Publisher(s): UPA
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Summary

This book analyzes the state of the bureaucracy in the eastern part of Germany prior to reunification and discusses changes that occurred after 1990. The contributors review the impact of these changes on the bureaucracy and other sectors of society where a new ethic seems to have emerged, guiding practitioners involved in restructuring East German institutions.

Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
INTRODUCTION xi
1 The Bureaucracy of the Former East Germany: A Difficult Transition from Communism to Democracy
Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor
1(26)
2 Evaluating the Transformation Process in East Germany: Institutional Performance of Local Administration
Sabine Kuhlmann
27(40)
3 The Transformation of the Eastern German University System: Incomplete Colonization and Reform Blockade-The Example of the University of Leipzig
Hartmut Elsenhans and Andreas Lange
67(36)
4 German Care vs. American Justice. About Patterns of Gender Representation In Affirmative Action Plans
Rebecca Pates and Wolfgang Fach
103(18)
5 Justice Expectations and Redress to Human Rights Violations in the Former East Germany
Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor
121(26)
6 From Capitalist Public Relations to Socialist Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit and Back: PR in East Germany
Stefan Wehmeier
147(28)
7 Institutionalizing an Ethic of Change: Responding to Dilemmas of Massive Transformation in Eastern Germany
Margaret F.Reid
175(24)
ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS 199(4)
INDEX 203

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