Case Study: Germany
The Influence of Globalisation on Germany
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Year 12• Domremy College • 10th February 2015

Table of Contents 
Economic Growth
- Economic Growth (GDP)
- Economic Development
- Quality of Life in Germany (HDI)
Environmental Sustainability
Trade
- Trade
- Investment
- Transnational Cooperations (TNCs)
Distribution of Income and Wealth
1. Economic Growth
Economic Growth, Economic Development and Quality of Life in Germany

Economic Growth
Refering to Germany’s GDP growth rate, globalisation has significantly increased it since the GFC of 2007-8. The comeback of the economy placed it as the world’s number one goods exporter and it excelled as the world’s leading services exporter. The growth
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As part of the unemployment crisis, Germany debated in 2007 whether or not wages should be decentralised. This would effectively increase employment, however, this would require a paradigm shift as wages would be regualated. Essentially, flexibility in the German labour market is the goal for the long term economic development. Their goal was achieved as decentralising wages increased their economic competitiveness. Thus, their economic development has been focused on becoming more flexible with their labour market which would lead them to greater international competitiveness. In this way, Germany has been influenced by globalisation.
Quality of Life
Germany’s quality of life can be measured by its HDI which ranks it sixth in the world. The HDI measures life expectancy, education and standard of living. To this end, Germany’s life expectancy rate has increased since 1980 by 7.4 years, it’s expected years of school has risen by 1.8 years and GNI per capita increased by a whopping 69%. This is illustrated in Table A, below. This figure also illustrates how the decentralisation of wages in Germany brought it forward economically on an international scale. Now, it is seen as a key player in the international economy, this being due to the influence of globalisation. The standard of living in Germany is in the top 1o in the world therefore making it an attractive economy which furthers its economic
‘Germany experienced a period of political calm, economic development and social progress in the mid-1920’s.’
Imagine experiencing one of the largest genocides in history first-hand. Elie Wiesel explains in detail his experiences of Nazi Germany in his popular book Night. Wiesel walks through the horrifying truths of being kicked out of his home, getting thrown in and out of different concentration camps and witnessing innocent people burned to death, sent to the gas chambers and shot point blank, because of their religion or sexuality. Wiesel uses symbolism multiple times throughout Night to aid in reader's understanding of how tragic the events of the holocaust were.
1) What accounts for Deutsche Brauerei’s rapid growth in recent years? Specifically, what policy choices account for this success?
Germany has long been regarded has having a very efficient and cost effective healthcare system. In this essay several aspects of this system will be evaluated from what works well to what doesn’t. Despite Germany’s highly functional healthcare system they too are going to have to face the challenges that every other developed country is facing: a growing elder population and the ever increasing costs of healthcare in conjunction with a waning economy.
Following the Second World War, Germany was rebuilt out of practically nothing into one of the richest countries of the world. This well-known transformation is known as the "Wirtschaftswunder" (wonder of economics). Yet in the recent reunification of West and East Germany, German leadership has ignored crucial lessons from this successful period of transformation. Three problems highlight this claim:
World War I, also known as the Great War, was a traumatic experience across Europe; the continent was in shock while experiencing the first total war. During the late 1800s to early 1900s, industrialization was at its peak while the leading powers avidly extended their control through imperialism. However, this golden age did not last long as alliances began to divide and create tension among leading powers. Militarism with a strong sense of nationalism further led to Germany’s invasion through Belgium and into Marne. As a result, the total war broke out on either side of Germany with multiple nations involved including Russia, France, Britain, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. With this in mind, despite some believing that the assassination
In Germany people travel to different places than the US. Many Germans choose to spend their vacation time going to the Balearic Islands in Spain (clarification). These are tropical islands with beautiful beaches and jaw dropping views. According to Jan Germans vacation there because it is “super cheap.” (was this place cheap?) Jan also said that many Germans enjoy traveling to the Mediterranean Sea because it is also cheap. They stay in Spain while there. (How should I word this??) The Mediterranean Sea also has crystal clear waters and unbelievable views. After hearing about what Jan had to say about vacationing I started to feel like Germans value travel much more than Americans. (Need to get more information in order to finish!!!)
To begin with, Germany is a highly advanced country and most of their workers are very high skilled and the current lower-skilled labor market is on a decline and is need of low skill workers. Many refugees moving to Germany will take up any position to support themselves or their families, and those that move tend to be a part of the lower educated or lower skilled level. Providing these people with these kinds of jobs will boost the economy because it will help many companies grow as well as help pay for welfare systems and increase the current small workforce in the country. With a larger workforce, more people will begin to pay taxes in order to help build schools and better roads, allowing for increased growth and greater affluence. Moreover, high skill workers wages will go up because of the influx of low-skill workers, which seems like a win-win
As a low-wage country, the United States’ standard of living set by welfare, and the minimum wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act are set about at the same level. As a result of this, people are less likely to work at the minimum wage because it is barely better than what they would be getting if they simply did not work and just lived on welfare. In contrast to this, Germany is a high-wage country who survived the recession and place high value upon manufacturing jobs. In the 2008 survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, they uncovered that the hourly manufacturing compensation was $48 in Germany, and $32 in the United States. Furthermore, despite Germany paying more, they export immensely in comparison to America, who is the king of importing. Another great thing about Germany’s system is that the workers get six weeks of vacation that is mandatory by law, health care benefits, free tuition to Universities, pensions, and child care. The German government also realizes the importance of competition and aide in vocational training, have laws in place that provide money for people’s research projects, and finally, require constant training that improves the skills of their workers. Not only this, but Germany mandates that a certain number of workers hold seats on the board of directors in companies. Similarly, Nixon elluded to these ideas in his
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A digital divide still exists between males and females. The field of information technology and computer science is a male dominated career / field of study. Women turn away from technology and do not consider this field because men have always been the vast majority of workers in the field. There has been a small percentage of women in the IT field who have entered and remained in the profession. In this paper I will discuss the unfair treatment of females in work and school also known as “climate”.
As it began, our century drew to a close, with Germany once again the economic powerhouse and political hub of Europe. What is remarkable is how quickly this happened, how unbidden and unanticipated: the toppling of the Berlin Wall in November 1989; the reunification a year later; the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in late December 1991; a resurgent impetus to West European integration in 1992; and NATO enlargement, which was consecrated in April 1999. Unquestionably, this chain of events has profoundly affected Germany’s situation over the past decades. For the first time since the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in 1949 and the painstaking process of
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