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Why do states similar in size, resources and capabilities significantly differ in their basic orientations and actions across major domains in foreign policy, security and defense? This book addresses this important question by analyzing the major differences between the foreign policies of France and Germany over extended periods of time.

"Explores employment relations in three key European countries: France, Germany and the UK. The comparative approach examines key areas of employment relations to analyse national differences and similarities. This comparative text fills the gap between single country studies of employment relations and more broad-brush multi-country approaches"--

Relations between the United States, France and Germany significantly determine the content and structure of the broader transatlantic relationship. Relations improved after the changes of government in Germany in 2005 and France in 2007, and they can be expected to improve further after the change of administration in the United States in 2009. Washington is likely to pay more attention to its European allies while these may become more involved in issues beyond Europe's borders. Sharing leadership will be the challenge for the United States, while bringing more intellectual and material input will be the challenge for the Europeans. At the same time, France and Germany will develop and maintain independent views. But if partnership is the aim on both sides of the Atlantic, a more promising relationship can be expected even where differences exist.

Foreign labor and German mobilization for war -- Poland : laboratory for the foreign labor program -- The voluntary labor program for Europe (1940-1941) -- The Russian war and labor -- The reorganization of the German war economy -- Sauckel plans an empire -- Spreading the net : the four Sauckel actions -- The paradox of the Eastern recruitment -- Recruitment in France : classic example in the West -- The Sauckel-Speer controversy -- The reluctant foreign worker -- The foreign worker's life in the Reich -- Microcosm of the Nazi world

The Federal Republic of Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world (after the USA, China and Japan). The economic system of modern Germany is a social market economy, which development began immediately after the end of the Second World War.The modern model of the social market economy in Germany is a compromise between economic growth and a uniform distribution of wealth. The center of the system is the business activity of the state, which provides more or less equal distribution of social benefits to all members of society.In terms of GDP, industrial output and the average GDP, Germany is among the top ten countries in the world. It has the second place in the world export after the US, although its economic potential is three times lower. In the European Union, Germany is an absolute leader in all fields.