Bureaucratic, Societal, and Ethical Transformation of the Former East Germany

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This book analyzes the state of the bureaucracy in the eastern part of Germany prior to reunification and discusses changes that occurred after 1990. The contributors review the impact of these changes on the bureaucracy and other sectors of society where a new ethic seems to have emerged, guiding practitioners involved in restructuring East German institutions. Issues discussed include: the performance of the administrative structures, the transformation of the Eastern German university system, the various affirmative action policies implemented after 1990, compensation to victims of abuses by the former socialist regime, changes in public relations policy after 1990, and an ethic guiding the models of restructuring institutions for industrialized and developing countries.

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Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from New York University and is Professor of Public Administration in the School of Policy and Management, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Florida International University. He is author of Administrative Ethics and Development (University Press of America, 2002).