Depends on what measures one uses. Their policies gave them the industrial might to start and fight two world wars against several of the largest and most prosperous nations on earth. And they had the knowledge to quickly recover from WWII and become an exporting powerhouse, selling some of the most high quality and highly sought products produced anywhere in the world.
And they remain a major exporter and a one of the sounder nations financially.
“And they had the knowledge to quickly recover from WWII and become an exporting powerhouse, selling some of the most high quality and highly sought products produced anywhere in the world.
And they [Germany] remain a major exporter and a one of the sounder nations financially.”
True, but the post-war Germany “miracle,” especially in the critical first ten years, was accomplished by embracing the free market principles of Ludwig Erhard, not the protectionist proposals of Pat Buchanan and Donald Trump.