JEAN-MARC TROUILLE is Lecturer in German Studies at the University of Bradford. He has published widely in the field of Franco-German economic, political, industrial and cultural relations and is a regular contributor to Documents - Revue des questions allemandes. - MAIRI MACLEAN is Reader in European Business at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published widely in the fields of French business and comparative European business. Her books include The Mitterrand Years: Legacy and Evaluation (1998) and Europeans on Europe: Transnational Visions of a New Continent (with J.Howorth,1992).

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction: France, Germany and Britain: Partners in a Changing World?; M.Maclean & J.M.Trouille PART I: MONETARY AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION France, Germany and the Eurozone: From 'Motor' of EMU to Living in a ECB-Centric Eurozone; K.Dyson The Frankfurt Börse, the Paris Bourse and the City: Competition and Cooperation within a Unifying EU Financial Market; C.Flockton PART II: BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? Corporate Governance and Management Cultures in France, Germany and Britain: Convergence or Conflict?; M.Maclean The Franco-German Economic and Industrial Partnership: A Model for Europe?; J.M.Trouille Foreign Direct Investment and the Diversity of Socio-Economic Systems in Europe: France, Germany and Britain Compared; R.Lallement French and German Competitiveness Strategies from the Perspective of European Integration and the Global Economy; D.Schwarzer & H.Uterwedde PART III: POLITICS AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS: TOWARDS A TRIANGULAR AXIS? Willy Brandt's' New Ostpolitik ' as an Example of the 'GDR Factor' in Franco-German Relations; U.Pfeil Structures and Plans for European Defence: The Yugoslavian Ordeal; D.David PART IV: CULTURAL INTERRELATIONSHIPS: EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA Franco-German University Cooperation: The Position Today and Prospects within a European Higher Educational System; W.Zettelmeier The 1998 Federal German Elections in the British and French Press- Plus ça Change ; J.Theobald Conclusion: Britain and the Franco-German Axis: Two plus One or Three Together?; J.M.Trouille & M.Maclean Afterword; P.Vlieland Index

JEAN-MARC TROUILLE is Lecturer in German Studies at the University of Bradford. He has published widely in the field of Franco-German economic, political, industrial and cultural relations and is a regular contributor to Documents - Revue des questions allemandes. - MAIRI MACLEAN is Reader in European Business at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published widely in the fields of French business and comparative European business. Her books include The Mitterrand Years: Legacy and Evaluation (1998) and Europeans on Europe: Transnational Visions of a New Continent (with J.Howorth,1992).

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction: France, Germany and Britain: Partners in a Changing World?; M.Maclean & J.M.Trouille PART I: MONETARY AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION France, Germany and the Eurozone: From 'Motor' of EMU to Living in a ECB-Centric Eurozone; K.Dyson The Frankfurt Börse, the Paris Bourse and the City: Competition and Cooperation within a Unifying EU Financial Market; C.Flockton PART II: BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? Corporate Governance and Management Cultures in France, Germany and Britain: Convergence or Conflict?; M.Maclean The Franco-German Economic and Industrial Partnership: A Model for Europe?; J.M.Trouille Foreign Direct Investment and the Diversity of Socio-Economic Systems in Europe: France, Germany and Britain Compared; R.Lallement French and German Competitiveness Strategies from the Perspective of European Integration and the Global Economy; D.Schwarzer & H.Uterwedde PART III: POLITICS AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS: TOWARDS A TRIANGULAR AXIS? Willy Brandt's' New Ostpolitik ' as an Example of the 'GDR Factor' in Franco-German Relations; U.Pfeil Structures and Plans for European Defence: The Yugoslavian Ordeal; D.David PART IV: CULTURAL INTERRELATIONSHIPS: EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA Franco-German University Cooperation: The Position Today and Prospects within a European Higher Educational System; W.Zettelmeier The 1998 Federal German Elections in the British and French Press- Plus ça Change ; J.Theobald Conclusion: Britain and the Franco-German Axis: Two plus One or Three Together?; J.M.Trouille & M.Maclean Afterword; P.Vlieland Index

JEAN-MARC TROUILLE is Lecturer in German Studies at the University of Bradford. He has published widely in the field of Franco-German economic, political, industrial and cultural relations and is a regular contributor to Documents - Revue des questions allemandes. - MAIRI MACLEAN is Reader in European Business at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published widely in the fields of French business and comparative European business. Her books include The Mitterrand Years: Legacy and Evaluation (1998) and Europeans on Europe: Transnational Visions of a New Continent (with J.Howorth,1992).

• List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction: France, Germany and Britain: Partners in a Changing World?; M.Maclean & J.M.Trouille PART I: MONETARY AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION France, Germany and the Eurozone: From 'Motor' of EMU to Living in a ECB-Centric Eurozone; K.Dyson The Frankfurt Börse, the Paris Bourse and the City: Competition and Cooperation within a Unifying EU Financial Market; C.Flockton PART II: BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? Corporate Governance and Management Cultures in France, Germany and Britain: Convergence or Conflict?; M.Maclean The Franco-German Economic and Industrial Partnership: A Model for Europe?; J.M.Trouille Foreign Direct Investment and the Diversity of Socio-Economic Systems in Europe: France, Germany and Britain Compared; R.Lallement French and German Competitiveness Strategies from the Perspective of European Integration and the Global Economy; D.Schwarzer & H.Uterwedde PART III: POLITICS AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS: TOWARDS A TRIANGULAR AXIS? Willy Brandt's' New Ostpolitik ' as an Example of the 'GDR Factor' in Franco-German Relations; U.Pfeil Structures and Plans for European Defence: The Yugoslavian Ordeal; D.David PART IV: CULTURAL INTERRELATIONSHIPS: EDUCATION AND THE MEDIA Franco-German University Cooperation: The Position Today and Prospects within a European Higher Educational System; W.Zettelmeier The 1998 Federal German Elections in the British and French Press- Plus ça Change ; J.Theobald Conclusion: Britain and the Franco-German Axis: Two plus One or Three Together?; J.M.Trouille & M.Maclean Afterword; P.Vlieland Index