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 country with no natural resources and net...

Hochkarätige Wissenschaftler, Politiker und Topexperten wie Joseph Stiglitz, Jean-Claude Trichet und der Dalai Lama vereinen ihre Thesen zum Thema "Nachhaltiges Wirtschaftswachstum" und gehen dabei auch auf die spezielle deutsche Situation ein. Sie zeigen: Wachstum birgt viele Chancen.

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 country with no natural resources and net...