Economic transition, unemployment and active labour market policy

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When Germany reunified, the prosperous West met a foundering East, including its wholly collapsed industrial segment and very high unemployment. In response, various governments introduced well-meaning active labor market policies and welfare-to-work programs in hard-hit areas. Navitel examines the mixed reactions from a people traumatized by sudden systemic change and a shift to a global market economy, who were unsure of their rights, responsibilities, and relationship with their government in their new social contract. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)