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Differences between East and West Germany.
Significance
Considerable investment notwithstanding, the economy in East Germany is still weaker than in the West. This is compounded by demographic change. Moreover, voting behaviour and the distribution of political attitudes in the East are markedly different from the West. These factors will continue to shape political processes on the national level.
Impacts
The skills shortage in the East is unlikely to be alleviated by migration as the anti-immigration sentiment persists.
The necessary reallocation of tax funds to East Germany will remain a bone of contention.
The continuing decline of some industrial areas in the West (particularly in the Ruhr area) will exacerbate this conflict.
Keywords:
Germany,
EUR,
economy,
politics,
social,
employment,
government,
growth,
immigration,
party,
regional,
aid,
investment,
population
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2016
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