Kaput: The End of the German Miracle

By Wolfgang Münchau

Categories: Business & Money, Politics & Social Sciences

Münchau argues that Germany’s postwar economic success has run out of road: an export-heavy, industry-first model left the country slow on digital technology, overdependent on Russian energy and Chinese demand, and poorly placed for the next wave of growth. A sharp critique of neo-mercantilist habits in Europe’s largest economy.

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• Patrick Collison: “is interesting and useful, though I'm not sure that it really gets at the root issues, and the neomercantilist diagnosis isn't super convincing.”