دانلود کتاب The Politics of Switzerland: Continuity and Change in a Consensus Democracy

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Half-title Title Copyright Contents Figures Tables Preface Abbreviations 1 The development of the modern Swiss nation-state 1.1 State formation 1.2 Nation building 1.3 Switzerland: a nation-state? 1.4 Conclusion 2 Neutrality 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The traditional meaning of neutrality 2.3 Swiss neutrality today: orphan of its substance? 2.4 The future of neutrality: living with the empty shell 3 Federalism 3.1 The gradual consolidation 3.2 Cantonal autonomy vis-à-vis the federal level 3.3 Federal dependency at the cantonal level 3.4 Cooperative federalism 3.5 Assessing Swiss federalism 3.6 Conclusion: reforming Swiss federalism 4 Direct democracy 4.1 The institutions of direct democracy 4.2 The logic and use of referendums and popular initiatives 4.3 Voting in direct-democratic processes 4.4 Conclusion 5 The Swiss system of government 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Federal Parliament 5.3 The Federal Council 5.4 The future of the Swiss system of government 6 The party system 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The fragmentation of the Swiss party system 6.3 The structuring of the party system 6.4 The parties as organizations 6.5 The transformation of the party system 6.6 Conclusion 7 Interest associations and labour relations 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The structuring of the system of business interest associations 7.3 The structuring of the unions 7.4 Labour relations: social partnership 7.5 Other associations and actors 7.6 Conclusion 8 The decision-making process 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The pre-parliamentary phase 8.3 The parliamentary phase 8.4 The direct-democratic phase 8.5 The implementation phase 8.6 The transformation of the decision-making process: internationalization 8.7 The transformation of the decision-making process: the changing national context 8.8 Conclusion 9 Economic policy: liberalization under constraints 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Structural reforms Internal liberalization Fiscal reform 9.3 Other factors The labour market Macro-economic policy Investment 9.4 Conclusion 10 Social policy: the Swiss welfare state 10.1 Introduction 10.2 The origins of the specificities of the Swiss welfare state The impact of a Reformed Protestant culture The impact of federalism The impact of direct democracy 10.3 Factors behind the catching-up Autodynamic processes Institutional factors 10.4 Factors contributing to the structural transformation 10.5 Conclusion 11 Foreign policy: Switzerland and the EU 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Historical overview Stage one: initial multilateral failures (1955–72) Stage two: stagnation (1972–86) Stage three: further multilateral failure (1986–92) Stage four: enhanced unilateral and bilateral integration (1993–2007) 11.3 Prospects for accession 11.4 Switzerland’s European future: customized quasi-membership Appendix References Index