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Trade unions in Germany have a history reaching back to the German revolution in 1848, and still play an important role in the German economy and society. In 1875 the SPD, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which is one of the biggest political parties in Germany, supported the forming of unions in Germany. [ 61 ]
German companies exported goods worth over €1 trillion ($1.3 trillion), the highest figure in history. The number of people in work has risen to 41.6 million, the highest recorded figure. [87] Through 2012, Germany's economy continued to be stronger relative to local neighbouring nations. [88]
Economic history of Germany by city (1 C) 0–9. Economy of the Holy Roman Empire (4 C, 17 P) Economy of Prussia (1 C, 15 P) Economy of the German Empire (1 C, 12 P)
By 1900, Germany was the dominant power on the European continent and its rapidly expanding industry had surpassed Britain's while provoking it in a naval arms race. Germany led the Central Powers in World War I, but was defeated, partly occupied, forced to pay war reparations, and stripped of its colonies and significant territory along its ...
Brinkmann, Carl. "The Place of Germany in the Economic History of the Nineteenth Century". Economic History Review 4#2 (1933), pp 129–146. online. Buse, Dieter K. ed. Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture 1871-1990 (2 vol 1998) Clapham, J. H. The Economic Development of France and Germany: 1815-1914 (1921) online, a ...
Many investors are taking a wait-and-see approach on the question of whether Europe's surprisingly sharp economic rebound is sustainable -- and understandably so. With much of the world's economy ...
Statistics show that Germany's east has done fairly well in catching up with the wealthier west over the past decade but that success has done little to dispel economic pessimism that has helped ...
Germany, [e] officially the Federal Republic of Germany, [f] is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million in an area of 357,596 km 2 (138,069 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union.