How to pep up Germany's economy - Structural reform in Germany.(Reforming Germany's economy)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: May 8, 2004 | Copyright information

Germany isn't working

Germany needs to do much more than tinkering if it is to rescue its stalled economy

LIKE Chairman Mao, Gerhard Schroder has published a little red book. Nearly 6m copies of the German chancellor's colourful tract explain to the people how Agenda 2010, the economic reform process unveiled in March 2003, is supposed to be changing their lives. Health, education, labour, training, tax, social security, family welfare, unemployment benefit a...