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Agriculture as a Political Force in
Germany
Although agriculture accounts for only 5 percent of the labor force in
western Germany, the agricultural lobby has long been known as the best
organized and most successful in Bonn. The peak association of this lobby,
the German Farmers Association (Deutscher Bauernverband--DBV), focuses
exclusively on farm issues. The DBV has consistently convinced the government
to guarantee the financial welfare of farmers through generous programs
of price supports, subsidies, and agricultural grants. These programs
have made German food costs among the highest in Western Europe, but no
strong call for reform has ever emerged. The minister of agriculture is
often a farmer and, regardless of whether the CDU or the SPD is in power,
that minister has single-mindedly pursued policies beneficial to farmers.
* Business and Industry
* Labour Unions
* The Churches
* Agriculture
* Citizens' Initiative Associations
- The
Chancellor
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- Constitution
- Federalism
- Bundestag
- Bundesrat
- Electoral System
- Political Parties
- Extraparty Political
Forces
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capitals, climate)
- Society (population,
religion, marriage, urbanization, social structure, immigration)
- Education (elementary,
junior, senior, vocational, higher)
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Miracle, financial system, Bundesbank, business culture)
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the Chancellor, the President, parties, Bundestag)
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navy, air forces, police)
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