As economic union looms for the two Germanies, Nisha Pillai reports on the impact that instant capitalism will have on the east. East Germans voted for union because of the promise of the lifestyles of Europe's most successful capitalists, but their first experience of capitalism will be a very chill competitive wind. The scale of closures and unemployment now being contemplated in the east makes
Britain's industrial shake-out in the early 80s seem minor in comparison. How will the Germans cope?
Producer Jeremy Bristow Editor David Nissan