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#5. Germany’s kindergarten obsession
Whenever Germans are told they need to work more, it’s never long before calls for more daycare centers and childcare jobs follow. Yet the impact on…
 • Gersemann, Olaf
#4. Germany Back in the 50 Percent Club
Already this ear, the German state will spend an amount that exceeds half of the country’s GDP. Until now, that sort of thing happened only in…
 • Gersemann, Olaf
#3. Germany, the Land of 502 Social Benefits
For the first time, there is a list of every social benefit in Germany. It’s so long that it makes one thing plain: attempts to restore control and…
 • Gersemann, Olaf
#2. How Germany Is Losing the Battle for the Brightest Minds
Germany’s science bureaucracy dreams of luring famous researchers away from Trump’s America. But it mustn’t cost much.
 • Gersemann, Olaf
#1. Hello from Berlin. And 43 Years of German Failure
Everyone in Germany wants to cut bureaucracy, and no one manages to do it. Now the Merz government is trying again. But first: some introductory remarks…
 • Gersemann, Olaf
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