Christian Democratic Government of Kohl

The findings of this examination are presented in four separate, but related, discussions. The topic area of these discussions are (1) West Germany under the Kohl Government, (2) Kohl's political philosophy, (3) economic conditions in Germany, and Kohl's economic perspective, and (4) Kohl's role in German unification.

WEST GERMANY UNDER THE KOHL GOVERNMENT

Since attaining a selfgoverning status subsequent to the end of the Second World War, West Germany's economy has experienced steady and significant growth under conditions of stability, regardless of what political party or coalition of political parties have formed the national government (The World Bank, 1990), as has the country's political stature. During this time period, both the Christian Democratic Party

1 2(CDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have formed singleparty governments, although the Christian Democratic governments have technically always been a coalition between the Christian Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The CDU is, in effect, the Bavarian branch of

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tated that the basic western strategy should be one of negotiation, not conflict (The New York Times, 1990). ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN GERMANY, AND KOHL'S ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE Germany has emerged, along with Japan, as one of the two strongest economies in the world. Neither the German nor Japanese economy are as large as the American economy; however, both are far healthier (Council of Economic Advisers, 1990). Much of Germany's economic strength is due to the country's approach to industrial policy, an approach which is both supported and promoted by Kohl. In the United States, the country has allowed itself to drift into a selfdefeating, contentious argument between adherents of the somewhat mythical (in the latetwentieth century) concepts of free market economy, and governmental economic planning (Reich, 1983). In reality, the successful economic powers of the future will not be wedded to either of these concepts in a pure form, but will, as do Japan and Germany in the 1990s, embrace a cooperative procedure in which both government and industry plan for the country's economic future (Reich, 1983). The cooperation of government and industry in developing and pursing economic objectives has largely led to the economi
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