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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CONNECTED WITH CERTAIN CONCEPTS OF CHANGE. THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY HAS MADE CLEAR THAT THE CHANGE IN ITS EASTERN PARTS REPRESENTS NOT ONLY A REGIME TRANSITION BUT A TRANFORMATION OF THE ENTIRE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORDER, AND THEREFORE, A TRANSFORMATION OF STATEHOOD. THE FUNCTIONAL DOCTRINE OF THE STATE SET OUT THE IDEOLOGICAL SCOPE OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES A LIST OF SYSTEMATIC CHANGES WHICH INCLUDE: THE DIRECTION OF THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; FROM INSTRUMENTAL STATISM TO A LIBERAL AND SOCIAL STATE; FROM DEMOCRATIC CENTRALISM TO ORGANIZATIONAL DIFFERENTIATION; FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF COMMANDS TO RATIONAL PROCEDURES; ATTEMPTS AT PRIVATIZATION; AND FROM CADRE ADMINISTRATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

Considers the direction of the transformation process, the movement towards a liberal and social state, the transition from democratic centralism to organizational differentiation, privatization and the creation of a democratically based public service.

AS OF NOW, THE PRINCIPLES OF PROFITABILITY AND EFFICIENCY WILL BE INVOKED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF EAST GERMAN INDUSTRY, WITH UNEMPLOYMENT AND WIDENING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS SURE TO FOLLOW. REAL POVERTY IS ALSO EXPECTED. TOGETHER, THESE FACTORS WILL ERODE SOCIAL SOLIDARITY AND DIM, FOR SOME TIME TO COME, THE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRACY IN EAST GERMANY.