| List of Tables | p. xiii |
| List of Figures | p. xiv |
| Acknowledgements | p. xv |
| List of Abbreviations | p. xvi |
| Notes on the Contributors | p. xix |
| Introduction: France, Germany and Britain: Partners in a Changing World? | p. 1 |
| Monetary and financial integration | p. 9 |
| Business and industry: convergence and conflict | p. 10 |
| Politics and foreign affairs: towards a triangular axis? | p. 13 |
| Cultural co-operation: education and the media | p. 14 |
| Conclusion | p. 15 |
| Monetary and Financial Integration | |
| France, Germany and the Eurozone: from 'Motor' of EMU to Living in an ECB-Centric Eurozone | p. 21 |
| Relative bargaining power in emu negotiations | p. 22 |
| The functions of the Franco-German relationship in EMU negotiations | p. 23 |
| The Franco-German relationship as 'motor' of EMU | p. 25 |
| Franco-German 'reconciliation': the historical and ideological basis | p. 25 |
| The institutional basis | p. 27 |
| The structural basis | p. 28 |
| External transformation: the Franco-German relationship in an ECB-centric eurozone | p. 29 |
| Internal transformation: social democracy in power | p. 31 |
| A diminishing role for the Franco-German relationship? | p. 32 |
| Conclusion | p. 33 |
| The Frankfurt Borse, the Paris Bourse and the City: Competition and Co-operation within a Unifying EU Financial Market | p. 37 |
| The single currency and capital market integration the stock exchange reforms in London, Paris and Frankfurt | p. 41 |
| Competition and co-operation among the major european stock exchanges | p. 44 |
| Concentration in a few exchanges or a locationless, internet-based future? | p. 48 |
| Business and the Economy: Convergence or Divergence? | |
| Corporate Governance and Business Cultures in France, Germany and Britain: Convergence or Conflict? | p. 53 |
| Corporate governance and management cultures in Britain, France and Germany | p. 55 |
| Expectations of convergence in national systems of corporate governance | p. 60 |
| Can governance structures be successfully 'imported' or 'transplanted'? | p. 62 |
| Corporate governance structures in France, Britain and Germany: convergence or conflict? | p. 64 |
| Conclusion | p. 67 |
| The Franco-German Economic and Industrial Partnership: a Model for Europe? | p. 70 |
| The logic of economic convergence: a coherent co-operation... | p. 71 |
| ... In spite of difficulties | p. 74 |
| The causes of failures | p. 77 |
| Promising perspectives | p. 80 |
| Foreign Direct Investment and the Diversity of Socio-Economic Systems in Europe: France, Germany and Britain Compared | p. 85 |
| Puzzling contrasts in the three countries' global positions towards FDI | p. 86 |
| Marked differences in the geographical distribution of FDI | p. 90 |
| Consequences for the diversity of capitalist systems in Europe | p. 92 |
| Towards a partial hybridisation of socio-economic models? | p. 96 |
| French and German Competitiveness Strategies from the Perspective of European Integration and a Global World Economy | p. 100 |
| Exploring the context: European integration, globalisation and post-Fordism | p. 101 |
| The state as a key player to strengthen competitiveness | p. 104 |
| Strategies for competitiveness in the new context | p. 112 |
| Conclusion: differences and parallels in Germany and France--the heart of a European policy for competitiveness? | p. 118 |
| Politics and Foreign Affairs: Towards a Triangular Axis? | |
| Willy Brandt's 'New Ostpolitik' as an Example of the 'GDR Factor' in Franco-German Relations | p. 127 |
| German--German relations at the end of the Grand Coalition | p. 129 |
| Franco-West German relations at the end of the Grand Coalition | p. 132 |
| The GDR and Franco-West German relations | p. 132 |
| The 'New Ostpolitik' of the social--liberal coalition | p. 134 |
| France and the New Ostpolitik | p. 135 |
| Conclusion | p. 138 |
| Structures and Plans for European Defence: the Yugoslavian Ordeal | p. 142 |
| Yugoslavia: an unremitting litmus test | p. 143 |
| A political deficit and a lack of legitimacy | p. 143 |
| Institutional failures | p. 144 |
| NATO in its first war | p. 145 |
| The European option | p. 147 |
| A necessary observation | p. 148 |
| Cultural Interrelationships: Education and the Media | |
| Franco-German University Co-operation: the Position Today and Prospects within a European Higher Educational System | p. 151 |
| From the competitive to the co-operative paradigm | p. 153 |
| The crucial role of players in society from the beginning | p. 155 |
| Different structures but converging problems | p. 158 |
| Assessment and prospects | p. 160 |
| The 1998 Federal German Elections in the British and French Press--plus ca change? | p. 167 |
| Germany and its neighbours in 1998 | p. 169 |
| Press analysis | p. 170 |
| Conclusion | p. 179 |
| Conclusion: Britain and the Franco-German Axis: Two Plus One, or Three Together? | p. 181 |
| Afterword | p. 194 |
| Index | p. 201 |
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