Stasi Hell or Workers' Paradise - Socialism in the German Democratic Republic, What Can We Learn from It 9780955822834

An insiders' account of what life in the German Democratic Repubic (East Germany) was really like. The book offers

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English Pages 48 Year 2009

Stasi Hell or Workers' Paradise - Socialism in the German Democratic Republic, What Can We Learn from It
9780955822834

Author / Uploaded
John Greeen &
Bruni De la Motte

Categories
Economy

Table of contents :
CONTENTS
5 Preamble
7 How the GDR came into being
11 A more egalitarian society
12 Social ethos
14 Workers’ rights and care of the workforce
17 Social wage
19 Economy
20 Farming and co-operatives
22 Women’s rights
24 Childcare
25 Young people
26 Health service
27 Education
30 Culture
32 Freedom and democracy
34 Justice and legal rights
36 Religious freedom
37 Internationalism
38 1990 – demise of GDR socialism
44 Conclusion
49 Notes

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