The Good Society : A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland
by Henrik Christoffersen, Michelle Beyeler, Reiner Eichenberger, Peter Nannestad, Martin Paldam
| Year of publication: |
2014
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| Authors: | Christoffersen, Henrik |
| Other Persons: | Beyeler, Michelle (contributor) ; Eichenberger, Reiner (contributor) ; Nannestad, Peter (contributor) ; Paldam, Martin (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Subject: | safe haven | Systemvergleich | Comparative systems | Lebensqualität | Quality of life | Lebensstandard | Standard of living | Zufriedenheit | Satisfaction | Sozialstaat | Welfare state | Steueroase | Tax haven | Neue politische Ökonomie | Public choice | Einwanderung | Immigration | Zukunft | Future | Vergleich | Comparison | Dänemark | Denmark | Schweiz | Switzerland | Wirtschaftsentwicklung | Wohlfahrtsstaat | Politische Institution |
| Description of contents: | Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] |
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (XII, 327 p. 67 illus, online resource) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Preface1 Introduction -- Part I: The Quality of Life in Two Different Good Societies: Denmark and Switzerland -- 2 Two Wealthy Economies and Their Development -- 3 Are the Standards of Living Similar or Dissimilar?- 4 Happiness in Denmark and Switzerland.- Part II: Two Models of Good Societies -- 5 Two Stylized Economic Models -- 6 Political Institutions and Politics -- 7 Civil Society -- 8 Two Variants of the Welfare State -- 9 Immigration.- Part III: Challenges for the Two Good Societies -- 10 The Future of the Danish Welfare State -- 11 The Future of the Swiss Welfare State -- 12 Conclusion. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-642-37238-4 ; 978-3-642-37237-7 |
| Other identifiers: | 10.1007/978-3-642-37238-4 [DOI] |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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