Ways into a new 'Social Market Economy'

The young political states of Central and Eastern Europe are still at the very beginning of their economic development. Against this background, the focus of these countries should clearly be on building up their economies. And within this context some key mistakes, that may be very difficult to revert under certain conditions, need to be avoided from the start. Eastern Europe should concentrate on the future and learn from the economic past of Western European countries, so that mistakes formerly made will not be embraced and cultivated. But moreover, even at this point we are faced with the question if the classic model of the social market economy can still be considered valid in the light of some promising new concepts and approaches, which offer detailed propositions.

Autorentext

The Author: Eberhard Grein was born in Hildesheim in 1959. He studied business administration and management at the university of the German Federal Armed Forces and political sciences in Munich. At the Academy for Leadership and Communication in Frankfurt am Main he completed a training course to become a public realtions consultant. Furthermore, he completed a general management training program at the University for Social and Economic Sciences St. Gallen. In addition to his professional career he obtained his doctorate at the University in Bratislava.

Inhalt

Contents: The Social Market Economy - General Welfare, Subsidiary and Solidarity - How social is the Social Market Economy? - The Economic System of Capitalism - Co-Determination - a tried and tested/reliable Model? - The Pension Issue - The Creation of Wealth - A Better World - Solutions of the Catholic Social Doctrine for Democracies Oriented towards a Market Economy - The Economic Development of the Young Democracies of Central and Eastern Europe within the European Union - Statistical Appendix.