Скачать или смотреть "Poor, but sexy": Why is Berlin so poor? (Political Atlas #2)

Berlin stands out among the capital cities of Europe, and does so quite negatively. Whereas other capital cities outperform their respective national averages (and often do so quite drastically), Berlin lacks behind in wealth compared to the German average. How can it be explained that Paris is the intellectual and cultural spearhead of France, whereas Berlin gets scoffed at by angered Bavarians concerned about fiscal responsibility in German federal redistributive measured? How can it be that Berlin at the same time hosts the best hospital in Europe and the perhaps most embarassing airport construction project in human history?

The story of Berlin is the story of not just a capital city's financial problems, but also the story of the Cold War, a people divided, and a federal system forced to underinvest in its desired capital city. Let's look at the maps.