Wandel des Berufsbildes des selbständigen Handwerksmeisters in der wissensbasierten Ökonomie
In Germany crafts industry (Handwerk) has an exceptional legal position. There is a special law ("Handwerksordnung") which defines crafts by a list of certain professions and regulates the conditions of market entry. The article shows, that the economic and technological development seem to efface the borders between crafts and non-crafts-industries. The legal criteria as well as the instructions for the apprenticeship give no exact hints to identify characteristic features of "Handwerk". This may seriously threaten the exceptional legal position of the crafts industry in the future.
Dürig, W. (2002), Wandel des Berufsbildes des selbständigen Handwerksmeisters in der wissensbasierten Ökonomie. RWI-Mitteilungen Quarterly: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsforschung, 53, 1-4, 107-126