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First, take the initial findings from week one and add more meat to the discussion.
Your paper can answer the following questions:
What are the countrys biggest challenges?
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Keeping skilled labor
The division on east and west Germany
the economic challenges facing German policymakers include low economic growth,
high unemployment, and a deterioration of public finances (Ahearn)

What factors impacted the countrys economic development the most? Political?
Social? Cultural? Agricultural?
What is your countrys economic vision long-term? Does it have one? If not, why not?
Determine if this country is positioned to sustain economic growth over the next five
years.
What economic challenges will the country likely face during the next five years in
attempting to accomplish its long-term strategy?
What is the root causes of the current economic situation?
What are the main obstacles standing in the way of the countrys achieving its long-term
strategy?

Ahearn, R., & Belkin, P. (2010). The German Economy and U.S.-German Economic Relations. Ft.
Belvoir: Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved from: fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R40961.pdf