Foreword /
Kurt Steiner --
Introduction: The genesis of the Austrian Republic /
Fritz Fellner --
Part I. Geography and demography --
Austria : landscape and regional structure /
Helmut Wohlschlagl --
Demography
and population problems /
Helga leitner --
Religions and their relations to state and parties /
Erika Weinzierl --
Part II. Economy --
Austria's economic development, 1945-1978 /
Edward Marz and Maria Szecsi --
The economic structure /
Felix Butschek --
Development and problems of Austrian industry /
Ferdinand Lacina --
Monetary and budget policy /
Stephan Koren --
Social partnership in Austria /
Maria Szecsi --
Appendix to Part II,
A note on energy in Austria /
Compiled Kurt Steiner --
Part III. Government and politics --
Government structure : the principles of government /
Peter Gerlich --
Political parties /
Anton Pelinka --
Elections and Parliament /
Heinz Fischer --
Public administration : the business of government /
Raoul F. Kneucker --
The media /
Hubert Feichtlbauer --
Part IV. Social, educational and legal policy --
Social policy since 1945 : democracy and the welfare state /
Rudolf Strasser --
Education and educational policy ;
Higher education /
Kurt Steiner --
Legal policy since 1970 /
Franz Pallin and Herbert Ent --
Part V. Austria and the world --
Foreign policy /
Peter Jankowitsch --
Defense policy from the Austrian point of view /
Emil Spannocchi --
Austria and the world : image and impact /
Gottfried Heindl --
Part VI. Culture and the arts --
Contemporary literature in Austria /
Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler --
Music in Austria /
Gottfried Scholz --
Performing arts and festivals /
Ernst Haeusserman and Sigrid Wiesmann --
Contemporary art /
George Eisler --
Epilogue : Intellectual trends in Austria since 1945 /
Norbert Leser.
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