Aims & Learning Objectives: to provide students with an introduction to the structure of the German economy and the organisation of major economic interest groups; to introduce students to the legal system in the Federal Republic of Germany which governs the relationship between the state and its citizens with particular emphasis on the implications of the constitutional framework on the organisation of business; to familiarise students with relevant language and concepts, to assist students in writing in German about the relevant areas.
Content: i. The German economy
a) the structure of the German economy
b) interest groups within the German economy
ii. The German legal environment
a) the constitutional framework of business
b) aspects of change in the legal environment of German business
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