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Free Download The Political System of Germany by Tom Mannewitz , Wolfgang Rudzio
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 581 Pages | ISBN : 3658413700 | 7.2 MB
The textbook introduces the self-understanding, institutional structure and practice of the political system of the Federal Republic of Germany. The work provides a problem-oriented overview of the basic constitutional and foreign policy decisions that have constituted German democracy; the political field of forces formed by interest groups, citizens’ initiatives, parties and mass media; the political institutions at the federal, state and local levels; the social reach and administrative enforcement of political decisions; the political culture including the structure of the political ruling class. The new edition also addresses, among other things, the consequences of the Corona crisis for the political system, the changing party system and the crisis of the EU after the 2021 federal election.

Free Download Private Equity in Germany: Venture Capital for Digital Platform Start-ups
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031337077 | 190 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 5 MB
Start-ups are emerging, non-conventional enterprises that enter established markets with radically different products, displace incumbents, create new markets, and promote economic growth through innovation. Start-ups are often faced with many challenges that may threaten their survival, which can often be overcome by securing steady financial support. Start-ups are high-risk enterprises that are unattractive to conventional financiers, but absolutely suited to private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors who seek rewards and are therefore willing to accept risk. The success stories of global digital platform start-ups have attracted PE investors in particular. When investing in a digital platform start-up in Germany, what criteria do PE and VC investors look for? How should entrepreneurs prepare for VC funding? What strategies should they use? The authors examine these questions in this book and provide a comprehensive analysis of the German start-up, digital platform, PE, and VC ecosystems. The book exposes entrepreneurs, investors, mergers and acquisitions experts, regulators and policy-makers to the market’s workings and pain points so that they can help create a German start-up ecosystem that is as functional as the other organized industries.

Free Download Nathalie Behnke, Sabine Kropp, "Ten Years of Federalism Reform in Germany: Dynamics and Effects of Institutional Development"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1138550574, 036789193X | EPUB | pages: 184 | 1.3 mb
This book investigates the politics of federalism reform in Germany which has spanned over more than a decade. Different from reform attempts in other federal countries, the German reform was split up in three distinct steps: an adjustment of legislative powers between the federal and the state level, followed by the introduction of the ‘debt brake’; and, finally, the reform of fiscal equalization. Against the background of this sequential reform, this book not only discusses the effects of single reform steps, but also examines the results and inconsistencies of the overall reform process and reconsiders its cumulated effects. The contributions collected in this volume cover a broad range of reform aspects, among them historical aspects, the role of party politics, changes in the legislative process, and the resurgence of joint decision-making. All chapters contribute to the theoretical framework which sheds a fresh view on the dynamics of federalism reforms. The chapters originally published in a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies.

Free Download Camilo Erlichman, "Transforming Occupation in the Western Zones of Germany: Politics, Everyday Life and Social Interactions, 1945-55"
English | ISBN: 1350049220 | 2018 | 320 pages | PDF | 29 MB
Transforming Occupation in the Western Zones of Germany provides an in-depth transnational study of power politics, daily life, and social interactions in the Western Zones of occupied Germany during the aftermath of the Second World War.

Free Download Jeremy Leaman, Stuart Parkes, "Contemporary Germany: Essays and Texts on Politics, Economics & Society"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0582357144 | EPUB | pages: 442 | 1.3 mb
Designed for combined Language and Social Science 2nd and 3rd year courses on Germany found in departments of, German, Politics, Modern Language and European Studies. This book charts the post-war development of Germany – East & West – through to reunification and Germany’s evolving role in world politics and economics. It combines a concise yet comprehensive introduction in English to contemporary German politics, society & economics with extensive authentic extracts from German language publications backed up with specially developed language exercises

Free Download Animation in Germany
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032451335 | 257 Pages | PDF (True) | 32 MB
This book provides a comprehensive account of German animation history, as well as an analysis of the current state of the industry in competition with American and cheaper international products in the face of dwindling budgets.

Free Download Simon Bulmer, William E. Paterson, "The Federal Republic of Germany and The European community"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 004382045X, 1138849111, 1138849162 | EPUB | pages: 292 | 1.4 mb
This book explains German behaviour in the European Community in terms of domestic politics of Federal Republic, covering the period 1969-86. It includes analysis of the attitudes and the role of West German interest groups, public opinion and the legislature regarding European policy.

Free Download The Brandenburger Commandos: Germany’s Elite Warrior Spies in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series) by Franz Kurowski
English | September 27, 2005 | ISBN: 0811732509 | 384 pages | EPUB | 4.16 Mb
Rare look into the secret military operations of Hitler’s GermanyPage-turning narrative detailing the unit’s exploits

Free Download The Gas Mask in Interwar Germany: Visions of Chemical Modernity (Science in History)
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009314823 | 341 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
Exploring the history of the gas mask in Germany from 1915 to the eve of the Second World War, Peter Thompson traces how chemical weapons and protective technologies like the gas mask produced new relationships to danger, risk, management and mastery in the modern age of mass destruction. Recounting the apocalyptic visions of chemical death that circulated in interwar Germany, he argues that while everyday encounters with the gas mask tended to exacerbate fears, the gas mask also came to symbolize debates about the development of military and chemical technologies in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich. He underscores how the gas mask was tied into the creation of an exclusionary national community under the Nazis and the altered perception of environmental danger in the second half of the twentieth century. As this innovative new history shows, chemical warfare and protection technologies came to represent poignant visions of the German future.

Free Download Jacob Tovy, "Israel and the Question of Reparations from Germany: Post-Holocaust Reckonings "
English | ISBN: 3110995794 | 2023 | 385 pages | EPUB, PDF | 8 MB + 84 MB
The Israeli-West-German Reparations Agreement from September 10, 1952, is considered an event of paramount importance in the history of the State of Israel due to its dramatic and far-reaching implications in multiple spheres. Moreover, this agreement marked a breakthrough in international law. It recognized the right of one country to claim compensation from another, in the name of a people scattered around the globe, and following events that took place at a time when neither polity existed.