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Completely updated, this comprehensive yet concise introduction to modern German politics emphasizes the changes that have taken place over the past half-century, as well as the policy problems facing Germany today. The Historical Setting; Putting Germany Back Together Again: Unification and Its Aftermath; The Social and Economic Setting; Political Culture, Participation, and Civil Liberties; Parliament and Executive; Administration, Semipublic Institutions, and Courts; Federalism and Local Government; The Future. Anyone interested in German politics.