Mittelstand or Mittelfall?

Source :: Economist. 10/17/1998, Vol. 349 Issue 8090, p67-68. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: Presents information on Germany's Mittelstand, group of industrial firms and how they will fare in the global economic crisis in the late 1990s. Strengths and weaknesses of the Mittelstand; Europe feeling the effects of the financial crisis in 1998; Important industries that will suffer including mechanical engineering; Predictions of the impact of a possible economic downturn.