Can the World Copy the German Model?

Can the World Copy the German Model?

Germany’s hidden champions are enjoying a measure of international celebrity. Officials and businesspeople from the world over are making pilgrimages to Germany to learn from the Mittelständler, much as they flocked to Japan in the 1970s to study Toyota. Mario Ohoven, president of the BVMW, a trade body for the Mittelstand, says that wherever he goes these days, he is pressed to explain the secrets of his members’ success. Recent suitors include Iran and Egypt.

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