Zwanzig Jahre nach dem Fall der Mauer ist die wirtschaftliche Integration Ostdeutschlands nicht erreicht. Trotz zahlreicher wirtschafts-und strukturpolitischer Maßnahmen sind die Unterschiede in der wirtschaftlichen Leistungsfähigkeit zwischen Ost-und Westdeutschland nach wie vor beachtlich. Insbesondere die hohen Wachstumszahlen zu Beginn der neunziger Jahre ließen anfänglich viele Politiker darauf hoffen, dass der wirtschaftliche Anschluss Ostdeutschlands schnell erreicht wird. Umso überraschender ist es, dass sich seit einigen Jahren die Wachstumsraten zwischen ost-und westdeutschen Bundesländern kaum mehr unterscheiden, obwohl das ostdeutsche BIP pro Kopf noch deutlich unter dem westdeutschen Niveau liegt. Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, zu zeigen, ob eine baldige Konvergenz zwischen Ost-und Westdeutschland zu erwarten ist.
The publication was prepared within the project "Brain drain/brain gain: Polish-German challenges and perspectives-Focus on the gender aspects of labour migration from 1989" with financial support from the Polish-German Foundation for Science and The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of CASE Network. "CASE Reports" is a continuation of a "CASE Network Studies & Analyses" series.
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Germany`s disappointing economic performance causes political upsets. If the next government intents to be more successfull than the current one, fundamental reforms are to be enforced. Germany`s inadequate federal system is a major growth obstacle. The country forgoes the benefits of institutional competition, that would result in a higher level of efficiency. As mobility within the federal republic is higher than between countries, competition among the German Länder could be more challenging than between Germany and its foreign trade partners. Thus, vivid competition on the level of the Länder would strengthen the incentives to perform an effective policy and wipe out inefficiencies, for example those being due to the political process. Though the most important political issues are shaped on the federal level, some political scope for the Länder governments remains. This holds true especially as far as the administration rather than the legislative is concerned.The study "Die Bundesländer im Standortwettbewerb" evaluates the political success of the German Länder. It reveals, that the different performance of the Länder is also due to different Länder policies. Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg are the two most successful Flächenländer (non-city states), and they are the two Länder with the most consequent policies as well. To enhence the beneficial effects of institutional competition, a comprehensive reform has to widen the political scope of the Länder. Competences are to be disentengled. With the concept of the FOCJ (functional, overlapping, competing jurisdictions), Frey an Eichenberger propose to decentralize competences radically and enhence institutional competition to a maximum level.
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