"Hidden Champions", it is not super recent, but it deals with mostly what you are looking for. The thesis is (If I remember correctly) that the backbone of Ger

"Hidden Champions", it is not super recent, but it deals with mostly what you are looking for. The thesis is (If I remember correctly) that the backbone of Germanys economy are "Hidden Champions", small but highly skilled and specialized companies that can produce a niche (technical) good at an quality that cannot be matched by any other mean, making them practical the entire market for that thing. - The book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Champions-Twenty-First-Century-Strategies/dp/0387981462 https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Champions-Twenty-First-Century... - Wikipedia even has an article on the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_champions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_champions