Talk:German model

Unemployment Figure Wrong
The article says german unemployment stands at 12.6% and links an article to it in the NY times, however according to the Economy of Germany article in wikipedia, unemployment stands at 10.5%. I'm changing the figure to 10.5% as I consider the IMF a more authorative source on economics than the NY times. Unsigned, history gives author as 80.42.99.235 --Chrysaor


 * Whether or not you consider the New York Times a reputable source, the article gave the source of the unemployment stat as Germany's Federal Labor Agency. That is without question a reputable source, and is more recent than the 10.5% stat, which is from 2004. I have restored the original stat, but changed the article source to Forbes magazine, as that article is still available in full for free, whereas the NYT article is not. --Chrysaor 04:11, August 8, 2005 (UTC)


 * I do not consider it wrong, however have you noted this on the Economy of Germany page? This encyclopaedia should be consistent. --JDnCoke 01:00, August 18, 2005 (UTC)


 * Can't argue with that. I've updated the article and table template. --Chrysaor 23:11, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

VW Factory?
Why is there a picture of a VW factory in the article? How are they related? How does the article benefit from that? HannsKoenig 17:45, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I couldn't recall why this was done, but I stumbled across a quick convo on my talk page which seems to indicate that John Fader felt it "should" have a photo. When I originally wrote the bulk of this article, I didn't think it needed one. --Chrysaor 04:15, 1 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Indeed, in the case of VW, the position of work councils and unions was and continues to be exceptionally strong and is therefore sometimes also referred to as "co-management". So, in my view, it makes sense to keep this picture.

Merger proposal
I suggest that the article Rhine Capitalism be merged into this article. It appears to me that these two articles primarily deal with the same subject and there is a great deal of overlap. I think that it would be better if the articles were merged, because it would consolidate the inherently information which is now scattered and split into 2 articles. Besides, this article is the more suitable place, as it uses a more widely recognized term, whereas that article uses a (fancy?) term invented by an economist in his book. Well, perhaps his book is not so notable as to deserve an article of its own (which could be the more suitable place for some of the ideas), which may be the reason for the current state of things. Or not? Anyway, I think that the content would fare much better if it were incorporated into this article (as its section), it would be more beneficial to the reader as well. Moreover, that article is not divided into sections and does not have a "related articles" (See also) section, which suggests that it could integrate fairly smoothly into this article. What do you think of my proposal? --95.102.30.165 (talk) 18:35, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Rhine Capitalism depends on Alberts analysis, and means much more than the German Model, as the Rhine has much more Countries beside than only Germany. Albert includes also Japan, Sweden and Norway: not located beside the Rhine. -- Tasma3197 (talk) 20:39, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Lower percentage of university students in Germany
The text says "As such, there is a lower percentage of university students in Germany when compared to other Western countries, and a much lower percentage of persons entering the workforce for on-the-job training." However, it should be mentioned that qualifications required for some academic professions in many Western countries require a non-academic vocational training in Germany. One example for a non-academic profession in Germany is Nursing. While US-American nurses need an Associate degree, nursing is regarded as an apprenticeship occupation in Germany.--88.74.240.74 (talk) 07:45, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Multilingual lists of non-academic professions in Germany can be found here: http://www2.bibb.de/tools/aab/aabberufeuebersetzungen.php and http://www.privatschule-eberhard.de/interessant/berufeeng.htm#Teil_2_:_Deutsche_Berufsbezeichnungen_in_Englisch_-_kaufm%C3%A4nnische_Berufe.--88.72.38.215 (talk) 08:19, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

87.78.231.140 (talk) 13:09, 11 August 2012 (UTC) Consensus model
"Considered an outgrowth of the non-confrontational culture of postwar Germany, finding a common denominator was often the main goal in such relationships."

This is wrong: Consent-driven culture has been present in German long before WWII and can be observed anywere from early tribal organization to electable monarchy to modern society. More likely an outcome of late centralization and the continuing federal nature of the german state.