The Good Society A Comparative Study of Denmark and Switzerland /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Christoffersen, Henrik (Συγγραφέας), Beyeler, Michelle (Συγγραφέας), Eichenberger, Reiner (Συγγραφέας), Nannestad, Peter (Συγγραφέας), Paldam, Martin (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Political economy.; Medical research.; Public finance.; Quality of life.; Economics.; Public Economics.; Political Economy.; Quality of Life Research.

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 convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• 1 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.