This collection examines the most crucial issues in the economic integration of Germany. The contributors discuss how the unification treaty was achieved and its implications for the key sectors such as agriculture and services. They examine issues which are part of the unification process--how unification is being financed and the process of monetary unification. They consider the global dimension both in monetary terms and in regard to international trade flows. One chapter is devoted to the relationship between wages, productivity and employment, a crucial question as enterprises in the East struggle to compete with the most efficient manufacturing sector in Europe.