The End of the Years of Plenty? American and German Responses to the Economic Crisis
December 19, 2011 PrintPolicy Report 49 analyzes the policy responses of Germany and the United States to the continued economic and financial unrest. The authors examine the origins of Germany’s economic policy and order as well as the current role Germany is playing in the European economy. They also analyze implications for European integration, security issues, and the transatlantic partnership.They argue that because the Great Recession had different economic effects in Germany and the U.S., policymakers’ responses differed as well. But, once the economic circumstances converge, economic policy in Germany and the U.S. will also become similar again.



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