{"product_id":"the-german-economy-9780691166018","title":"The German Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 social security system. Horst Siebert spells out the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone looking for a thorough description of Germany's economic system and a detailed analysis of its current and foreseeable economic problems--low growth and high unemployment rates top the list--will find it here.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii Chapter One: Basic Features of the German Economy 1 Chapter Two: The Social Market Economy 24 Chapter Three: The Weak Growth Performance 38 Chapter Four: The Labor Market: High and Sticky Unemployment 69 Chapter Five: The Social Security System under Strain 114 Chapter Six: Ageing as a Challenge over the Next Forty Years 154 Chapter Seven: Germany: an Immigration Country 166 Chapter Eight: Regulation of Product Markets 181 Chapter Nine: Environmental Protection: a German Topic 203 Chapter Ten: The Capital Market and Corporate Governance 213 Chapter Eleven: Human Capital and Technology Policy 244 Chapter Twelve: The Fiscal Policy Stance 261 Chapter Thirteen: Germany in the European Union: Economic Policy under Ceded  Sovereignty 292 Chapter Fourteen: The System of Governance in Germany's Social Market Economy 325 Chapter Fifteen: The Need for a Renaissance of the Market Economy 365 References 378 Index 393","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526161801559,"sku":"9780691166018","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691166018.jpg?v=1731863186","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-german-economy-9780691166018","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}