Germany, EMU and the Bundesbank

Abstract

When future histories of European politics are written, it is likely that the final decade of the 20th century will be seen to have been dominated by three major developments: by German unification, by the realignment of central and East European states to the economic and political norms of the EU and thirdly by EMU. It will be important to see all three (interconnected) developments set in a broader global context of political and economic upheaval, of a new and profound uncertainty about fundamental human ideologies and associated policy priorities.