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Informationen zum Autor Detlef Radke Klappentext This study presents the economic system of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Social Market Economy. Its aim is to describe the elements of this system that ensure its openness, dynamism, efficiency, stability and social balance. Taking Germany as an example, the study thus seeks to identify what is specifically German about its market economy system rather than to explain how a market economy system works. Zusammenfassung This study presents the economic system of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Social Market Economy. Its aim is to describe the elements of this system that ensure its openness, dynamism, efficiency, stability and social balance. Taking Germany as an example, the study thus seeks to identify what is specifically German about its market economy system rather than to explain how a market economy system works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Introduction and Summary, 1 Conceptual Foundations, 2 The Social Market Economy as Part of the General Order: Political, Normative and Historical Background, 3 Openness of the System, 4 Federal Structures, 5 Institutional Infrastructure, 6 Education System, 7 Monetary and Financial System, 8 Organization of the Labour Market: Free Collective Bargaining and Labour Market Policy, 9 Democratization of the Economy, 10 Social Security System, 11 The Relevance of the German Model to Transforming and Developing Countries, Notes
