During the 1980s, Chancellor Helmut Kohl tried to reduce that state role, and he succeeded in part, but German unification again compelled the German government to assume a stronger role in the economy.
I 1980'erne forsøgte forbundskansler Helmut Kohl at mindske statens rollen, og det lykkedes ham delvist; men den tyske genforening tvang den tyske stat til at påtage sig en større rolle i økonomien.