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Germany’s Economic Renaissance This page intentionally left blank Germany’s Economic Renaissance Lessons for the United States Jack Ewing germany’s economic renaissance Copyright © Jack Ewing, 2014 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-34973-6 All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-46804-1 ISBN 978-1-137-34054-2 (eBook) DOI10.1057/9781137340542 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ewing, Jack. Germany’s economic renaissance : lessons for the United States / by Jack Ewing. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Industrial policy—Germany. 2. Small business—Germany. 3. International business enterprises—Germany. 4. Manpower policy—Germany. I. Title. HD3616.G4E95 2014 338.0943—dc23 2013039979 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Amnet. First edition: April 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Zita Lee, my mother, who encouraged my interest in writing and will always be a model of patience, selflessness, and fortitude. This page intentionally left blank Contents Introduction ix 1 A Brief History of Made in Germany 1 2 Revival 15 3 The Seeds of Complacency 23 4 Renaissance 37 5 The Soul of the German Economy 47 6 Boldly Cautious 53 7 “We’re Never the Cheapest” 65 8 Mini Multinationals 75 9 Little Swabia and the Art of Global Manufacturing 85 10 Cars, Engineers, and the Internet 97 11 Azubis and the Skills Pipeline 113 12 The Education of a German Manager 129 13 The Seeds of Complacency (II) 141 14 Lessons for the Rest of the World 157 Notes 167 Index 179 This page intentionally left blank Introduction
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