Well, in a global sense it's a race to the bottom: if X doesn't claim efficiencies of scale then Y will, and put X out of business. Germany would probably be t

Well, in a global sense it's a race to the bottom: if X doesn't claim efficiencies of scale then Y will, and put X out of business. Germany would probably be the best counter-example to look at? Re: how to create and maintain medium-sized businesses that are still efficient.