Modern Switzerland : a volume in the comparative societies series /
Aldo A. Benini ; HArold R. Kerbo, Series Editor
- xv, 150 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Comparative societies series .
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135)
History and geography -- Culture and social structure -- Basic institutions -- Swiss politics -- Switzerland in the world economy -- social problems -- Outlook: trains of society.
Introduces students to many of the aspects of Swiss society, such as the peaceful coexistence of its several cultures, its direct democracy, and the international connections of its banking and manufacturing industries. This book also brings out the country's internal diversity, its firm traditions, and its responses to modern developments
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Politics and government.
Switzerland--Social conditions. Switzerland--Politics and government. Switzerland--Economic conditions.