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Christian Democratic Government of Kohl

This research examines the Christian Democratic government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Germany. Kohl's government was in power in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), or West Germany, prior to its unification with the German Democratic Republic (GDR), or East Germany, (Paxton, 1990), on 3 October 1990, and, in midNovember 1990, heads the government of the newly united Germany.

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 the CDP; however, as the CDU is organized as an independent entity, the national Christian Democratic governments are technically coalitions. Both the Christian Democrats and the SDP have also headed coalition governments including the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

While the character of the national government in West Germany has not affected to any significant extent the seemingly inexorable upward trends in the country's economy and international political standing, the CS...

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