The book asks whether transplanting banks can solve the problems involved in creating a well-functioning market economy from outside, looking especially at the virtually complete takeover of East German banks by their Western counterparts after unification. Drawing on a wide range of English and German sources, and fieldwork interviews across Germany, it argues that there are no quick fix solutions to transition to a market. Implications are discussed for East Germany and for other previously centrally planned economies, and the global implications of foreign ownership in banking are considered.

Book Information
ISBN 9780333751350
Author Gregg S. Robins
Format Hardback
Page Count 287
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Weight(grams) 545g