Comment: Why the US is looking to Germany, America’s problem ...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/2SRI11/SUMJNW/LIGJ5D/FXTSYF/   Comment Monday April 15 2013 Financial Times - Comment   Why the US is looking to Germany When it comes to America's labour-market problems, the country is suffering from a rising case of 'German envy', writes Edward Luce http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/FDHM3P/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   America's problem is not political gridlock In US history, division and slow change have been the norm rather than the exception. This has not always been a bad thing, says Lawrence Summers http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/NRVIG2/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   The riddle of a currency with many values The euro is not worth the same amount across the region – Spain and Germany already have different currencies, writes Wolfgang Münchau http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/CW1ARN/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   China must take care of its city-dwellers As people grow more prosperous, they will demand a pleasant living environment. In Beijing, this has already begun, writes Tom Miller http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/6AR6IJ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   A dented determination to divide the union John Lloyd reviews 'Scotland's Choices', by Iain McLean, Jim Gallagher and Guy Lodge http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/Q3Z9OZ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Syria's jihadis deal blow to rebel cause Abu Mohamed al-Golani, the al-Nusra leader, has reinforced the Assad regime's narrative of a secular government fighting an extremist threat http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/EKT7NJ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Inside Business: Rumblings in energy reflect investor shift Shareholder activism has hit half a dozen leading US oil and gas companies, forcing asset sales, shaking up boards and displacing chief executives http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/3CXUEI/S37G1O/GDMP0L/GYB5P3/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Financial Times - Editorial Bridging Britain's prosperity gap Israel's opportunity for a new economy Camels and tagines Obama's budget Europe lagging in three-speed world Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..