Summary / Resumé
Elmar Nass: The German example at the crossroads
Cultural-ethical and empirical data outline the German splits between the preservation of the basic ideas of social market economy and the adjustment to the allegedly and universally valid recipe of a free market economy according to Anglo-American patterns. The trend on the German labour market back from big enterprises down to medium-sized companies is, however; no indication for a promising aboutturn. This has to be supplemented by educational and social policies which must be geared towards an obligatory set of social values. With such a profi le the German labour market can retrieve and expand its comparative advantages in international competition.