Since the 19th century (at the latest), concern about the ability of ones own industry to compete was frequently the object of mournful glances at ones own weaknesses and the strengths of others. Using the examples of British and German debates from the recent past, this volume examines the success and failure of different strategies, from measures to increase individual motivation right up to the big reform projects such as "Thatcherism".

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Franz Bosbach, Prorektor für Studium und Lehre, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen; Andreas Fahrmeir, Historisches Seminar, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt; John Davis, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, UK