[riverdawg]

“As father of a united Germany, Chancellor Bismarck said, when he decided to build Germany on the American and not the British model, ‘I see that those countries which possess protection are prospering, and that those countries which possess free trade are decaying.’”

The Bismarck model didn’t work out too well for Germany in the end.

[rollo tomasi]

Bismarck's Germany was too imperialistic (Trying to play catch-up once unified) for their own good and became conceited (Vast amounts of resources to build on/excellent education but became too worldly and ran down the path of eugenics) rather than setting a moral example. Bismarck should of listened to his own advice on easing up on Germany's imperialistic expansion that ended up interfering/ticking off other powers.

In Africa, there was plenty of beneficial aspects that Germany provided, but there were several ugly events that were the exact opposite of Christian virtue.

[Will88]

The Bismarck model didn’t work out too well for Germany in the end.

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.

[Will88]

Here's a little info on what Germany's policies have given them. Decades of trade surpluses, and the soundest financial standing in the EU.:

Germany Balance of Trade 1950-2016