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An intense debate is now underway about the advantages — and especially the disadvantages — of Germany as a location for industry. In particular, criticism is leveled at Germany’s unfavorable framework conditions such as high taxation, excessive bureaucracy, numerous regulations, and high wages and wage-related costs. At the same time, German enterprises increasingly seek to expand their sales by opening up new international markets and fields of business close to foreign customers. Thus, whether to lower costs or to serve international markets, many German firms have relocated — or are considering the relocation of — parts of their production abroad.
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Kinkel, S. (1999). Innovation versus Emigration - New Production Concepts and Transborder Relocation. In: Lay, G., Shapira, P., Wengel, J. (eds) Innovation in Production. Technology, Innovation and Policy, vol 8. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99801-0_8
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