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"Gregory Fossedal reports on the politics and social fabric of what James Bryce has called ""the nation that has taken the democratic idea to its furthest extent."""

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Author:   Gregory Fossedal ,  Alfred R. Berkeley
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.050kg
ISBN:  

9781412805056

ISBN 10:   1412805058
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Conception; 1: Pilgrimage; 2: History; 2: 1291; 3: Willensnation; 4: Geodeterminism; 3: Institutions; 5: Constitution; 6: Executives Branch; 7: Judiciary; 8: Parliament; 9: Referendum; 10: Communities; 4: Issues; 11: Education; 12: Taxes; 13: Crime; 14: Welfare; 15: Press; 16: Family; 17: Army; 18: Switzerland Accused; 19: Diversity; 5: L’Idee Suisse; 20: The End of History and the Next Citizen

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<p> Fossedal surveys Swiss governmental institutions and political issues in order to make the case that the Swiss have developed a unique and perhaps superior model of democratic governance... [T]he argument that Swiss democracy is worth a close look [is] persuasive... [Good for] undergraduates and general readers with little prior knowledge of Swiss politics. <p> --P. V. Warwick, Choice

Fossedal surveys Swiss governmental institutions and political issues in order to make the case that the Swiss have developed a unique and perhaps superior model of democratic governance... [T]he argument that Swiss democracy is worth a close look [is] persuasive... [Good for] undergraduates and general readers with little prior knowledge of Swiss politics. --P. V. Warwick, Choice

Author Information

Gregory A. Fossedal is chairman of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, a research foundation based near Washington, DC. He is also president and chief investment officer of the Democratic Century Fund and its management company, the Emerging Markets Group. He is author of The Democratic Imperative. Alfred R. Berkeley III is president of the Nasdaq stock market.

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