>Germany is far ahead of other large countries with regard to mental internationalization. This includes language competencies, international experience from student exchanges, and university studies. Countries such as France, Italy, Japan, and Korea lag far behind in these respects.
Don't know much about France or Italy, but know enough about Korea and to a lesser extent Japan about how important language and international studies are for an already overly rigorous education system.
That along with the bombshell assertion without evidence that the inheritance tax is the greatest burdens companies face today removes any credibility from the rest of the article.
> That along with the bombshell assertion without evidence that the inheritance tax is the greatest burdens companies face today removes any credibility from the rest of the article.
You disagree with one point [1] and question another, so for that reason you discount the entire article? If you can't align new information with your existing mental model, then the new information must be completely wrong?
This attitude has become so pervasive and so pernicious. Somehow even information has become partisan.
[1] BTW, do you have enough familiarity with Germany to make this comparison, or are you holding the author to a higher standard than yourself?
I think this puts into light the fact that the article doesn't cite sources for its affirmations, thus making it worth as much as an opinion piece, and allowing other people to interject and oppose their own view points. I know this piece comes from HBR, and the author probably has done his share of research before writing, but still.
Don't know much about France or Italy, but know enough about Korea and to a lesser extent Japan about how important language and international studies are for an already overly rigorous education system.
That along with the bombshell assertion without evidence that the inheritance tax is the greatest burdens companies face today removes any credibility from the rest of the article.