A stricter conscription laws and/or bigger population provides more manpower. Manpower depends on your states' population, conscription law, status of states as core or colony, and certain national focuses. Manpower represents the pool of people available for military service. Economy laws modifiers have been adjusted.Democracies can move to early economic mobilization on when at war or under particular circumstances whereas authoritarian regimes can partially mobilize their country even at peace. It includes the mobilization of materials, labor, capital, production facilities, and contributory items and services essential to the industrial program. The transformation of industry from its peacetime activity to the industrial program necessary to support the national military objectives. 3 Manpower, Conscription and Mobilization.