Germany
Europe's decade of economic reform draws to a close
By: Wolfgang Münchau
The SPD's specular U-turn is a sign that that the Hartz IV welfare reforms have failed. Europe's electorates have regrettably, but logically, concluded that parties advocating economic reforms cannot be trusted.
Another Landesbank bites the dust
By: Wolfgang Münchau
It is no accident that the German banking crisis effects only public-sector financial institutions. They are the rotten core of the country's economic system.
Is Sarkozy winning?
By: Wolfgang Münchau
Germany should come up with its own plans for policy coordination. Otherwise, Sarkozy is going to win this debate.
The German Economy: Be Careful What You Ask For
By: Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley
Germany's problem is the failure to recognize that industry and prosperity are no longer synonymous.



