Ein Traum von einem Land: Deutschland 2040

It's about Germany's future! The era of crisis chancellor Angela Merkel is coming to an end, with a crisis that demands everything from everyone. However, Germany has faced unresolved challenges and significant burdens for the future long before Corona. How can our country finally make progress on the crucial issues of our time?

This book provides guidance for voters and outlines the tasks in various areas of action. Politicians will need to demonstrate whether they can successfully set the course for a prosperous future for our country or whether we will remain on a path of despair.

Top economist and thought leader Daniel Stelter outlines in this book the key points against which every election promise must be measured. Germany must finally be managed more professionally and intelligently, rethink climate protection, prioritize digitalization and infrastructure, secure the next generation with an education pact, invest its wealth more wisely, focus on investing rather than consuming, and confidently take its role in the world. Now is the time to not just dream, but to act!

"Why do I want to dream with you? Why about Germany in 2040? Because I want to take you on a journey - a journey that leads from dreaming to action. The dream is quickly formulated: Germany should also be a happy and prosperous country in 2040, where social peace prevails and wealth is distributed fairly. It should be a country that fulfills its obligations in Europe and the world. Who wouldn't want to join this dream? Dreaming alone is not enough. We must examine whether we are setting the right course today so that the dream has a chance of becoming reality. This examination is sobering in many respects. The prerequisites are often lacking - and above all, the willingness to do what is necessary today is missing.".