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Günther, Jutta. Roadblocks to the Socialist Modernization Path and Transition : Evidence from East Germany and Poland. 1st ed. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2023. {copy}2024. 1 online resource (342 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Studies in Economic Transition Series Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Development and Modernization Under Socialism and After: An Introduction -- 1 Socialism in East Germany and Poland -- 2 Modernization -- 3 Socialist Achievements in Modernization -- 4 The Drivers of Welfare Growth: Division of Labor, Accumulation, and Innovation -- 5 The Agents of Innovation -- 6 Barriers to Successful Modernization -- 7 A Brief Overview -- References -- Chapter 2: From East to West. Modernization in the Western and Northern Territories of Poland (1944-1989) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Concept of Socialist Modernization -- 3 Historical Conditions and Consequences of Spatial Mobility in the "Regained Territories" -- 4 The Contribution of the Sociology of the Western and Northern Territories to Analyzing Achievements and Failures of Socialist Modernization -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Influence of Technical Progress on Economic Growth in the GDR -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Overview and Hypotheses Development -- 2.1 The Political System, Technical Progress, and Economic Growth in the GDR -- 2.2 Technical Progress and Qualifications in the GDR -- 2.3 Hypotheses on Qualifications and Productivity of the Economic Sectors in the GDR -- 2.3.1 Academic Worker -- 2.3.2 Skilled Worker -- 3 Empirical Strategy -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Method and Empirical Approach -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Descriptive Statistics and Graphical Trends -- 4.2 Regression Results -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 4: Historical Legacies of Regional Innovation Activity: The Case of East and West Germany -- 1 Tracing the Legacies of German Division and Reunification -- 2 A Short History of Innovation Activity in Germany -- 3 Patenting Activity Before, During, and After German Separation, 1877-2015. 4 Technological Shifts of Inventive Activity in Germany over Time -- 5 Regional Shifts in Inventive Activity in Germany After WWII and German Reunification -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Catching-up Modernization: Synthetic Fiber in East Germany and Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Empirical Case Studies: Chemiefaserwerk Guben and Stilon Gorzów -- 2.1 Investments -- 2.2 Technology Level -- 2.3 Workforce Structure -- 2.4 Innovation Output -- 3 Transformation Period -- 4 Results -- Archival Sources -- Archiwum Akt Nowych (AAN) -- Archiwum Państwowe w Gorzowie (APG) -- Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (BLHA) -- Bundesarchiv Berlin-Lichterfelde (BArch) -- Online Information -- References -- Chapter 6: Inefficiency and Lack of Transparency in GDR Foreign Trade -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Globalization as Highest Stage of Socialism -- 3 The Foreign Trade Monopoly -- 4 Comparative Cost Advantage -- 5 Price Formation in International Trade -- 6 Some Statistics -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: The Communist New Man Versus the Bourgeois Individual: Family Enterprise in Poland and East Germany -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inheritance Law as a Pillar for Establishing Family Businesses -- 2.1 The East German Case -- 2.2 The Polish Case -- 3 The Concept of Family Company Brand -- 4 Time of Establishment of Family Businesses Operating in Poland in 2019 -- 5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 8: Taking Part, Apart: Inclusion of Researchers from the German Democratic Republic in Their International Scientific Communities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Data and Methods -- 3.1 Approach -- 3.2 Data Collection and Analysis -- 4 The GDR's Science System -- 5 Inclusion of East German Researchers Despite Adverse Conditions -- 5.1 Research Conditions in the GDR -- 5.2 Levels of Inclusion. 6 Achieving Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics and Molecular Biology -- 6.1 Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics with Original Methods -- 6.2 Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics with Original Theory -- 6.3 Inclusion in Molecular Biology with Original Objects -- 7 Preliminary Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: The Question of Legacies: Socialist Elites in Post-Socialist Transformations-East Germany's Elites from a Comparative Perspective (1990-2020) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Shifting Research Paradigms -- 3 Elites Socialised Under Socialism -- 3.1 System-Specific Knowledge and Party Affiliation -- 3.2 Age -- 3.3 Gender -- 3.4 Academic Education -- 4 Elite Transfer and West German Socialisation -- 5 Results and Further Questions -- References -- Chapter 10: The Re-allocation of Entrepreneurial Talent During Transition from Socialism to Market Economy: Some Conceptual Thoughts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship: The East German Case of Transition from Socialism to Market Economy -- 3 Can the Evidence for East Germany Be Generalized? Implications for Other Transition Economies -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: When Backwardness Became an Advantage: Professional Stays Abroad in the West as Midwife of the Transformation in Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Learning from Abroad: The Role of International Organisations -- 3 The "Absolutist State": The Role of State Institutions -- 4 The "Zollverein": East-West Contacts Established Through Stays Abroad -- 5 Midwives of the Transformation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Knowledge Transfer from the Outside or Self-Learning? Keys to Success for the Establishment of Innovative Companies in Eastern Germany After 1989 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Establishment of Companies in the Transformation Phase in the New Federal States. 3 Knowledge Transfer as an Important Tool for Long-Term Success in Innovative Companies -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Empirical Investigation -- 5.1 Entrepreneurs with Family Tradition -- 5.2 Entrepreneurs for Self-Development Reasons -- 5.3 Scientists with Entrepreneurial Talent -- 5.4 Unemployed Scientists -- 6 Summary -- References -- Index. Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. Electronic books. Jajeśniak-Quast, Dagmara. Ludwig, Udo. Wagener, Hans-Jürgen. 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Günther, Jutta. Roadblocks to the Socialist Modernization Path and Transition : Evidence from East Germany and Poland. Studies in Economic Transition Series Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Development and Modernization Under Socialism and After: An Introduction -- 1 Socialism in East Germany and Poland -- 2 Modernization -- 3 Socialist Achievements in Modernization -- 4 The Drivers of Welfare Growth: Division of Labor, Accumulation, and Innovation -- 5 The Agents of Innovation -- 6 Barriers to Successful Modernization -- 7 A Brief Overview -- References -- Chapter 2: From East to West. Modernization in the Western and Northern Territories of Poland (1944-1989) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Concept of Socialist Modernization -- 3 Historical Conditions and Consequences of Spatial Mobility in the "Regained Territories" -- 4 The Contribution of the Sociology of the Western and Northern Territories to Analyzing Achievements and Failures of Socialist Modernization -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Influence of Technical Progress on Economic Growth in the GDR -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Overview and Hypotheses Development -- 2.1 The Political System, Technical Progress, and Economic Growth in the GDR -- 2.2 Technical Progress and Qualifications in the GDR -- 2.3 Hypotheses on Qualifications and Productivity of the Economic Sectors in the GDR -- 2.3.1 Academic Worker -- 2.3.2 Skilled Worker -- 3 Empirical Strategy -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Method and Empirical Approach -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Descriptive Statistics and Graphical Trends -- 4.2 Regression Results -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 4: Historical Legacies of Regional Innovation Activity: The Case of East and West Germany -- 1 Tracing the Legacies of German Division and Reunification -- 2 A Short History of Innovation Activity in Germany -- 3 Patenting Activity Before, During, and After German Separation, 1877-2015. 4 Technological Shifts of Inventive Activity in Germany over Time -- 5 Regional Shifts in Inventive Activity in Germany After WWII and German Reunification -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Catching-up Modernization: Synthetic Fiber in East Germany and Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Empirical Case Studies: Chemiefaserwerk Guben and Stilon Gorzów -- 2.1 Investments -- 2.2 Technology Level -- 2.3 Workforce Structure -- 2.4 Innovation Output -- 3 Transformation Period -- 4 Results -- Archival Sources -- Archiwum Akt Nowych (AAN) -- Archiwum Państwowe w Gorzowie (APG) -- Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (BLHA) -- Bundesarchiv Berlin-Lichterfelde (BArch) -- Online Information -- References -- Chapter 6: Inefficiency and Lack of Transparency in GDR Foreign Trade -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Globalization as Highest Stage of Socialism -- 3 The Foreign Trade Monopoly -- 4 Comparative Cost Advantage -- 5 Price Formation in International Trade -- 6 Some Statistics -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: The Communist New Man Versus the Bourgeois Individual: Family Enterprise in Poland and East Germany -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inheritance Law as a Pillar for Establishing Family Businesses -- 2.1 The East German Case -- 2.2 The Polish Case -- 3 The Concept of Family Company Brand -- 4 Time of Establishment of Family Businesses Operating in Poland in 2019 -- 5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 8: Taking Part, Apart: Inclusion of Researchers from the German Democratic Republic in Their International Scientific Communities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Data and Methods -- 3.1 Approach -- 3.2 Data Collection and Analysis -- 4 The GDR's Science System -- 5 Inclusion of East German Researchers Despite Adverse Conditions -- 5.1 Research Conditions in the GDR -- 5.2 Levels of Inclusion. 6 Achieving Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics and Molecular Biology -- 6.1 Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics with Original Methods -- 6.2 Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics with Original Theory -- 6.3 Inclusion in Molecular Biology with Original Objects -- 7 Preliminary Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: The Question of Legacies: Socialist Elites in Post-Socialist Transformations-East Germany's Elites from a Comparative Perspective (1990-2020) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Shifting Research Paradigms -- 3 Elites Socialised Under Socialism -- 3.1 System-Specific Knowledge and Party Affiliation -- 3.2 Age -- 3.3 Gender -- 3.4 Academic Education -- 4 Elite Transfer and West German Socialisation -- 5 Results and Further Questions -- References -- Chapter 10: The Re-allocation of Entrepreneurial Talent During Transition from Socialism to Market Economy: Some Conceptual Thoughts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship: The East German Case of Transition from Socialism to Market Economy -- 3 Can the Evidence for East Germany Be Generalized? Implications for Other Transition Economies -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: When Backwardness Became an Advantage: Professional Stays Abroad in the West as Midwife of the Transformation in Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Learning from Abroad: The Role of International Organisations -- 3 The "Absolutist State": The Role of State Institutions -- 4 The "Zollverein": East-West Contacts Established Through Stays Abroad -- 5 Midwives of the Transformation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Knowledge Transfer from the Outside or Self-Learning? Keys to Success for the Establishment of Innovative Companies in Eastern Germany After 1989 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Establishment of Companies in the Transformation Phase in the New Federal States. 3 Knowledge Transfer as an Important Tool for Long-Term Success in Innovative Companies -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Empirical Investigation -- 5.1 Entrepreneurs with Family Tradition -- 5.2 Entrepreneurs for Self-Development Reasons -- 5.3 Scientists with Entrepreneurial Talent -- 5.4 Unemployed Scientists -- 6 Summary -- References -- Index. |
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Development and Modernization Under Socialism and After: An Introduction -- 1 Socialism in East Germany and Poland -- 2 Modernization -- 3 Socialist Achievements in Modernization -- 4 The Drivers of Welfare Growth: Division of Labor, Accumulation, and Innovation -- 5 The Agents of Innovation -- 6 Barriers to Successful Modernization -- 7 A Brief Overview -- References -- Chapter 2: From East to West. Modernization in the Western and Northern Territories of Poland (1944-1989) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Concept of Socialist Modernization -- 3 Historical Conditions and Consequences of Spatial Mobility in the "Regained Territories" -- 4 The Contribution of the Sociology of the Western and Northern Territories to Analyzing Achievements and Failures of Socialist Modernization -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Influence of Technical Progress on Economic Growth in the GDR -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Overview and Hypotheses Development -- 2.1 The Political System, Technical Progress, and Economic Growth in the GDR -- 2.2 Technical Progress and Qualifications in the GDR -- 2.3 Hypotheses on Qualifications and Productivity of the Economic Sectors in the GDR -- 2.3.1 Academic Worker -- 2.3.2 Skilled Worker -- 3 Empirical Strategy -- 3.1 Data -- 3.2 Method and Empirical Approach -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Descriptive Statistics and Graphical Trends -- 4.2 Regression Results -- 5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 4: Historical Legacies of Regional Innovation Activity: The Case of East and West Germany -- 1 Tracing the Legacies of German Division and Reunification -- 2 A Short History of Innovation Activity in Germany -- 3 Patenting Activity Before, During, and After German Separation, 1877-2015. 4 Technological Shifts of Inventive Activity in Germany over Time -- 5 Regional Shifts in Inventive Activity in Germany After WWII and German Reunification -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Catching-up Modernization: Synthetic Fiber in East Germany and Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Empirical Case Studies: Chemiefaserwerk Guben and Stilon Gorzów -- 2.1 Investments -- 2.2 Technology Level -- 2.3 Workforce Structure -- 2.4 Innovation Output -- 3 Transformation Period -- 4 Results -- Archival Sources -- Archiwum Akt Nowych (AAN) -- Archiwum Państwowe w Gorzowie (APG) -- Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (BLHA) -- Bundesarchiv Berlin-Lichterfelde (BArch) -- Online Information -- References -- Chapter 6: Inefficiency and Lack of Transparency in GDR Foreign Trade -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Globalization as Highest Stage of Socialism -- 3 The Foreign Trade Monopoly -- 4 Comparative Cost Advantage -- 5 Price Formation in International Trade -- 6 Some Statistics -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: The Communist New Man Versus the Bourgeois Individual: Family Enterprise in Poland and East Germany -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inheritance Law as a Pillar for Establishing Family Businesses -- 2.1 The East German Case -- 2.2 The Polish Case -- 3 The Concept of Family Company Brand -- 4 Time of Establishment of Family Businesses Operating in Poland in 2019 -- 5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 8: Taking Part, Apart: Inclusion of Researchers from the German Democratic Republic in Their International Scientific Communities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Data and Methods -- 3.1 Approach -- 3.2 Data Collection and Analysis -- 4 The GDR's Science System -- 5 Inclusion of East German Researchers Despite Adverse Conditions -- 5.1 Research Conditions in the GDR -- 5.2 Levels of Inclusion. 6 Achieving Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics and Molecular Biology -- 6.1 Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics with Original Methods -- 6.2 Inclusion in Semiconductor Physics with Original Theory -- 6.3 Inclusion in Molecular Biology with Original Objects -- 7 Preliminary Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: The Question of Legacies: Socialist Elites in Post-Socialist Transformations-East Germany's Elites from a Comparative Perspective (1990-2020) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Shifting Research Paradigms -- 3 Elites Socialised Under Socialism -- 3.1 System-Specific Knowledge and Party Affiliation -- 3.2 Age -- 3.3 Gender -- 3.4 Academic Education -- 4 Elite Transfer and West German Socialisation -- 5 Results and Further Questions -- References -- Chapter 10: The Re-allocation of Entrepreneurial Talent During Transition from Socialism to Market Economy: Some Conceptual Thoughts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship: The East German Case of Transition from Socialism to Market Economy -- 3 Can the Evidence for East Germany Be Generalized? Implications for Other Transition Economies -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: When Backwardness Became an Advantage: Professional Stays Abroad in the West as Midwife of the Transformation in Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Learning from Abroad: The Role of International Organisations -- 3 The "Absolutist State": The Role of State Institutions -- 4 The "Zollverein": East-West Contacts Established Through Stays Abroad -- 5 Midwives of the Transformation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Knowledge Transfer from the Outside or Self-Learning? Keys to Success for the Establishment of Innovative Companies in Eastern Germany After 1989 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Establishment of Companies in the Transformation Phase in the New Federal States. 3 Knowledge Transfer as an Important Tool for Long-Term Success in Innovative Companies -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Empirical Investigation -- 5.1 Entrepreneurs with Family Tradition -- 5.2 Entrepreneurs for Self-Development Reasons -- 5.3 Scientists with Entrepreneurial Talent -- 5.4 Unemployed Scientists -- 6 Summary -- References -- Index. |
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Implications for Other Transition Economies -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 11: When Backwardness Became an Advantage: Professional Stays Abroad in the West as Midwife of the Transformation in Poland -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Learning from Abroad: The Role of International Organisations -- 3 The "Absolutist State": The Role of State Institutions -- 4 The "Zollverein": East-West Contacts Established Through Stays Abroad -- 5 Midwives of the Transformation -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Knowledge Transfer from the Outside or Self-Learning? 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