This volume presents the major findings involved in a large scale research programme to describe and analyse the transformation of contemporary Swiss society. The contributions focus on three key areas: the Swiss way of life, the Swiss labour market and the country's political institutions. The...

This collection provides exceptional descriptive and analytical insights into changes in corporate governance settings in ten Eastern and Western European countries. It demonstrates that there exist different varieties of capitalisms and paths to transformation of economic institutions. In...

Die Bevölkerung in Deutschland und der Schweiz wird gleichzeitig relativ gesehen älter und absolut gesehen kleiner. Tendenziell wächst damit der Versorgungsbedarf speziell chronisch und multimorbider Patienten, das Personal diese zu versorgen wird hingegen weniger. Dadurch entstehen Engpässe...