Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction (Stefan Beck, Frank Klobes and Christoph Scherrer) -- 2. Can Germany Learn from the USA? (Christoph Scherrer) -- 3. After the Miracle (Stefan Beck) -- 4. The Dynamics of Industrial Restructuring (Frank Klobes) -- 5. The German Way (Michael Fichter) -- 6. Disentangling Deutschland AG (Christian Kellermann) -- 7. Transforming the Welfare State (Kai Mosebach) --…