The reforms that set off a boom

After 10 years, the 'Hartz IV' unemploment reforms still divide Germany. While it is credited with cutting unemployment and boosting the economy, some on the left feel it was too hard on the long-term unemployed.

ESO: Background information: German welfare overhaul remains controversial http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-welfare-overhaul-remains-controversial/

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