Der Leiter eines gewerkschaftsnahen wissenschaftlichen Instituts analysiert die Wirtschaftskrise vor dem Hintergrund wachsender sozialer Ungleichheit und formuliert Lösungsvorschläge für die deutsche und europäische Wirtschaftspolitik. (Jürgen Plieninger)

An Englishman once watched his first American football game. He looked intently as the team gathered into a huddle after each play. His American host asked him what he thought of the proceedings. "Not a bad sport", remarked the visitor, "but they do seem to engage in an excessive number of...

In this book, one of Germany's most influential economists describes his country's economy, the largest in the European Union and the third largest in the world, and analyzes its weaknesses: poor GDP growth performance, high unemployment due to a malfunctioning labor market, and an unsustainable...