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Article: The universities don't sparkle, technology is not as high as it should be, and the Mittelstand is showing its age.(the German educational system)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- February 6, 1999
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Golden present, silver future?
IF SOME of Germany's problems are less bad than they seem, others may be worse. One cause for concern must be the country's education system, and its capacity to produce Germans who are both enterprising and sophisticated enough to compete in the global economy.
On the face of it, there is nothing to worry about. On all sorts of measures- the quality of primary and secondary education, years of schooling, vocational training-Germany excels. Moreover, the system is, quite literally, delivering the goods. Germany has a superb apprenticeship tradition that has helped to keep its industry ahead. For years pundits have been ...