The Dynamics of German Industry -- Series Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- 2. The Splendor and Misery of Rhine Capitalism -- II. The German Empire-Hothouse of Postindustrial Institutions -- 1. From Liberalism to the Coordinated Production Regime -- 2....

Over the past decade, the "German Model" of industrial organization has been the subject of vigorous debate among social scientists and historians, especially in comparison to the American one. Is a "Rhenish capitalism" still viable at the beginning of the 21st century and does it offer a road...