The first shall be last -- How German workers lost their competitive edge -- Trade-union capitalism -- Competing against the welfare state -- The withering East -- Taxes and transfers : the endless loop -- The birth dearth -- EU enlargement, migration, and the new EU constitution -- Rethinking...

In der 7. Aufl. werden die aktuellsten politischen Beschlüsse zur deutschen Sozialreform argumentativ und rechnerisch berücksichtigt. Allerdings gibt es schon wieder neue, wie z.B. zur Gestaltung der Hinzuverdienstmöglichkeiten bei Hartz IV.

A prominent economist argues in this German bestseller that Germany can rescue its sluggish economy by transforming its social welfare system and reforming its labor market and tax structure, offering insights into economic dilemmas experienced by all advanced economies in a time of globalization.