US business and today's Germany: a guide for corporate executives and attorneys
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Westport, Conn. [u.a.]
Quorum Books
1995
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 236 S. |
| ISBN: | 0899308392 |
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Contents
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
1 American Business with Germany:
Far Better than Reported 1
Notes /12
2 German Business with the United States:
Extremely Stable 15
Notes / 21
3 The Three Economic Superpowers:
Germany, Japan, and the United States 23
Population / 23
Land Area / 23
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) / 24
Economic Growth / 24
Industrial Production / 25
Productivity / 25
Merchandise Exports / 25
Strong Currency / 26
viii CONTENTS
Savings / 27
Working Hours / 27
Tax Burden / 27
Credit Ratings / 27
Consumer Ranking of Superpower Goods / 29
Inflation / 29
Real Wages / 29
Unemployment / 29
Corruption / 30
Notes / 30
4 Merging Two German States 31
Comparison of East and West / 31
Monetary Union (July 1, 1990) / 32
Political Union (October 3, 1990) / 33
Treuhand Anstalt / 34
Claims for Nationalized Property / 36
U.S. Claims / 38
Costs / 38
Notes / 39
5 Principal Methods of Selling to Germany 41
Exports Directly to Germany / 41
Exports through Trade Intermediaries / 42
Sales Organization in Germany / 42
German Agents / 42
German Distributors / 43
Representative Offices / 43
Branches / 43
Acquisition of Existing German Corporations / 43
Establishment of New German Corporations / 43
Joint Ventures / 43
License Agreements / 44
Retail Outlets / 45
Franchises / 47
Leasing Business from German Owners / 48
Equipment Leasing to Germans / 50
Notes / 50
CONTENTS |X
6 German Government 51
Notes / 59
7 German Legal System 61
Comparison with U.S. System / 61
Development of Germanic Law / 64
Courts / 69
Lawyers / 72
Notes / 75
8 Legal Aspects of European Union 77
Structure of European Union / 77
Single Market / 84
European Monetary System / 86
Treaty of Maastricht / 88
European Economic Area / 89
Notes / 89
9 Legal Forms of Doing Business 91
Branch Office / 91
Corporations / 93
Unincorporated Forms / 97
German Subsidiary or Branch / 98
Government Ownership /100
Notes /103
10 German Accounting 105
German versus U.S. Accounting /105
Accounting Directives of European Union /108
German Accounting Statutes /109
Notes / 110
11 German Tax Law 111
German Taxes in Proper Perspective / 111
U.S. German Double Taxation Treaty / 117
Federal Budget / 118
State Budgets / 119
Local Budgets /121
Total Public Sector Deficit /121
Notes / 122
x CONTENTS
12 Product Liability Law 123
Fewer Perils in Germany /124
German Law before 1990 / 125
Product Liability Act (1990) /126
Notes / 127
13 Antitrust Law 129
German Antitrust Law /130
European Union Antitrust Law / 136
Notes /138
14 Labor Law 139
Favorable Climate /139
Labor Unions /140
Collective Bargaining /142
Employment Contract / 143
East West Wage Problem /144
Apprenticeships /145
Foreign Workers /146
Notes / 147
15 Social Security Law 149
Health Insurance /150
Unemployment Insurance / 152
Old Age Insurance /153
Worker s Compensation / 153
Social Benefits / 154
Social Supplementary Benefits /155
Notes / 155
16 German Banking System 157
Commercial Banks / 157
Bundesbank /162
Deutsche Mark /164
Notes / 165
17 German Stock Markets 167
Eight Stock Exchanges /167
Comparative Performance of German Stocks / 170
U.S. Investors in German Stocks / 170
CONTENTS xi
German Regulation of Securities /172
Insider Trading Law / 172
Notes / 173
18 U.S. Commercial Banks in Germany 175
Notes /180
19 General Motors and Ford in Germany 181
Development of GM /181
Ford Background / 182
GM and Ford in Germany / 184
Auto Market / 186
Exports from Germany /188
Imports into Germany / 188
Daimler Benz / 190
Volkswagen /191
BMW /193
Porsche / 194
Notes / 195
20 Coca Cola and Pepsico 197
Notes / 201
21 IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Digital Equipment 203
Notes / 213
22 Anheuser Busch and Boston Beer Company 215
The Two Budweisers / 215
The Trademark Issue / 217
Boston Beer Company / 218
German Beer Market / 220
Top German Beers / 221
Exports and Imports / 222
Eastern German Brewers / 223
Notes / 224
Selected Bibliography (English) 225
Selected Bibliography (German) 229
Index 231
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