Socioeconomic development of eastern Germany, 1989-1998: A comparative perspective

Post-Soviet Geography and Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-43

  Berentsen, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; POST-COMMUNISM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TERRITORIAL REUNIFICATION;

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC;

EID: 0033053438     PISSN: 10889388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889388.1999.10641098     Document Type: Article

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