Die Republik der Wirtschaft

As seen in the context of its economic order and constitution, Knut Wolfgang Nörr presents a history of the Federal Republic of Germany, in this case of the two decades from the social-liberal coalition up to German reunification (1970-1990). The development adhered to the ambiguity of the economic system - free market economy here and organized economy there; for example, the introduction of merger control was carried out according to the free market economy, the codetermination of labor was in accordance with the planned economy. The author also traces the legislation and judicial decisions in corporate law, accounting, capital market law and fiscal law as it relates to corporations. In analyzing the comprehensive »policies« as well as the individual branches of law, he also deals with European influences.