The Good Society A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland
Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergenc
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The Good Society
A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland
The Good Society
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Henrik Christoffersen • Michelle Beyeler • Reiner Eichenberger • Peter Nannestad • Martin Paldam
The Good Society A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland
Henrik Christoffersen Center for Political Studies CEPOS Copenhagen, Denmark
Michelle Beyeler Department of Political Science University of Bern Bern, Switzerland
Reiner Eichenberger Department of Economics Center for Public Finance University of Fribourg Fribourg, Switzerland
Peter Nannestad Department of Political Science Aarhus University Aarhus, Denmark
Martin Paldam Department of Economics and Business Aarhus University Aarhus, Denmark
ISBN 978-3-642-37237-7 ISBN 978-3-642-37238-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-37238-4 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013942527 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book is a result of cooperation between economists and political scientists from Switzerland and Denmark. In some respects the two countries have much in common, but in matters of economic and political institutions they are very different. Still we describe both countries as “good societies” characte
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