TY - BOOK ID - 138212285 TI - Switzerland in Europe : continuity and change in the Swiss political economy AU - Mach, Andre AU - Trampusch, Christine. PY - 2011 SN - 1283104105 9786613104106 1136815023 0203829395 9780203829394 9780415580519 041558051X 9781136815027 9781136814976 1136814973 9781136815010 1136815015 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - European Union KW - Switzerland KW - European Union countries KW - Economic policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138212285 AB - While Switzerland is well known for its specific political institutions, such as direct democracy, federalism and neutrality, or for its banking secrecy, its socio-economic institutions, which decisively contributed to its prosperity, remain relatively unexplored. This book gives the first systematic overview of Swiss political economy in comparative perspectives. Divided into four sections, the first offers an introduction to Swiss political economy, its major political institutions and Switzerland' relationship to the EU. The remaining three sections provide case studies on differe ER -