Switzerland’s Rise to a Wealthy Nation : Competition and Contestability as Key Success Factors
Weder, Beatrice and Weder, Rolf (2009). Switzerland’s Rise to a Wealthy Nation : Competition and Contestability as Key Success Factors. UNU-WIDER.
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Weder, RolfTitle Switzerland’s Rise to a Wealthy Nation : Competition and Contestability as Key Success Factors Volume/Issue No. 2009/25 Publication Date 2009 Place of Publication Helsinki Publisher UNU-WIDER Pages 24 Language eng Abstract This paper argues that economic competition and political contestability are two key determinants of the successful development of the Swiss economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century. We describe how Switzerland evolved from a relatively poor countr
UNU Topics of Focus Economic development Keyword Competition
Democracy
Economic development
History (economics)
Institutional economics
International tradeCopyright Holder UNU-WIDER Copyright Year 2009 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISSN 18102611 ISBN 9789292301941 -
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