by Helmut Schmidt, Peer Steinbrück · Ullstein Taschenbuchvlg. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783548374345
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«Zug um Zug» is the political dialogue book by Helmut Schmidt and Peer Steinbrück, published by Ullstein Taschenbuchvlg. in paperback (320 pages, in German).
The book collects a conversation between Helmut Schmidt and Peer Steinbrück, two German politicians from different generations, about the cracks in the welfare state, the global economy, capitalism and the distance between rulers and the ruled. The title, which alludes to their chess games, reflects a turn-based dialogue.
Helmut Schmidt and Peer Steinbrück are social democrats and have maintained a friendship for many years; there is nearly thirty years' difference between them.
For readers interested in politics and economics; the dialogue is presented with an accessible approach that requires no prior knowledge.
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was the longest lived chancellor in German history and had the longest post-chancellorship, at over 33 years.
