Merger of East/West German Economies
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On 21 June 1990, the parliaments of both the Federal Republic of Germany (West) and the German Democratic Republic (East) approved a treaty the merge the economies of the two countries ("Germany Unites Economically," 1990). The treaty becomes effective on 2 July 1990, on which date, a single Ger man economy will be created, and de facto unification will occur. Major issues must still be settled, before full, de jure unification can occur. To be decided are political unifi cation, including the question of the future military alliance of a united Germany, and social unification, including diffi cult issues such as abortion rights severely restricted in West Germany, and available on demand in East Germany.The thesis of this research is that, as a rejection of monetary union was used to preclude full German unification in the mid to late 1940s, economic unification in the early to mid 1990s will be the used to facilitate the full unification of Germany. Economic union is a de facto unification which will lead to de jure unification. Currency reform for Berlin in the late 1940s was a part of a wider currency reform for all of Germany both East and West. 1 2In turn, currency reform for Germany was but a part of the broader political struggle of the day between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. Currency reform for Berlin assumed an exaggerated signi ficance in 1948, because it served as the formal pre
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e structure of post war Germany was eventually resolved with an agreement to disagree between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. On the narrow question of currency reform, new currencies were issued for both West Ger many and East Germany. The currency reform was the first step in a process which led to the creation of two post war German ies. In those early days, neither side recognized, de jure, the legitimacy of the actions of the other, with respect to the creation of two Germanies, or with respect to the two German curriencies. De facto recognition existed, however, on each side. The creation of two post war German states was probably inevitable, given the differing objectives and perspectives of the Western Allies and the Soviets. The monumental misreading of one another's intentions and actions, however, undoubtedly led to a greater intensity and longevity of the Cold War. 4
REFORM IN EASTERN EUROPE
The late summer and fall of 1989 witnessed the beginning of dramatic, rapid, and unexpected change in most socialist bloc countries change which continues in 1990. First and foremost, the political change occurring in the socialist bloc countries is a rejection of one party rule, and particularly institu
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