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Book/Printed MaterialOECD reviews of innovation policy. Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerlands innovation performance is among the best in the world, but further raising the level of innovation is of key importance for boosting Switzerlands economic growth and maintaining high living standards in...- Contributor: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
- Date: 2006
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Book/Printed MaterialSwiss finance : capital markets, banking, and the Swiss value chain "A timely guide to the complex financial markets and banking secrecy of SwitzerlandSince 1934, when Switzerland's federal bank secrecy law was passed, the line between myth and reality with regard to Swiss...
- Contributor: Gantenbein, Pascal - Meier, Henri B. - Marthinsen, John E.
- Date: 2012
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland : gun control "Prepared by Edith Palmer"--Page 7. "December 2012." "LL file no. 2013-008786." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (Law Library of Congress, viewed Oct. 15, 2020).
- Contributor: Palmer, Edith - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2012
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Book/Printed MaterialSocial Dynamics in Swiss Society : Empirical Studies Based on the Swiss Household Panel Using longitudinal data from the Swiss Household Panel to zoom in on continuity and change in the life course, this open access book describes how the lives of the Swiss population have...
- Contributor: Voorpostel, Marieke - Farago, Peter - Tillmann, Robin
- Date: 2018-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland, implementation of Article 126 of the Swiss Constitution : the "debt brake" "June 2016." "LL File No. 2016-013803." Includes bibliographical references. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2016
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Book/Printed MaterialHealth care legislation: the Netherlands and Switzerland "September 2009." "Netherlands, Switzerland." "LL File No. 2009-003217." "LRA-D-PUB-000751." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed Apr. 5, 2022).
- Contributor: Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2009
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Book/Printed MaterialSwiss Civil Code : English translation of the official texts "English translation of official texts" "This translation has been produced in a volunteer effort by ... members of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce." -- P. [iv]. At head of title: Swiss-American Chamber...
- Contributor: Switzerland - Brunner-Peters, Rebecca - Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
- Date: 2012
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland: provision concerning magistrates' salaries "February 2001." "LL File No. 2001-10456." "LRA-D-PUB-001534." Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed Sept. 12, 2022).
- Contributor: Atwill, Nicole - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2001
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Book/Printed MaterialImmigration standards : Germany and Switzerland "July 2006." "LL file no. 2006-02980." "LRA-D-PUB-000710." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed May 23, 2022).
- Contributor: Palmer, Edith - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2006
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland 2011.
OECD reviews of health systems : "This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD"--T.p. verso. "Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found online at: www.oecd.org/publishing/corrigenda"--T.p. verso. "Francesca Colombo (OECD) and Pascal Zurn (WHO,...- Contributor: World Health Organization - Colombo, Francesca - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Secretary-General - Zurn, Pascal
- Date: 2011
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Book/Printed MaterialGender Innovation and Migration in Switzerland "This highly informative book provides precisely analysed situations highlighting migration's crucial role for emancipatory change and hence socio-political innovation. A so far hidden perspective is being made visible and contributes a highly...
- Contributor: Falk, Francesca
- Date: 2019-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialUndocumented migrants and healthcare : eight stories from Switzerland "What do undocumented migrants experience when they try to access healthcare? How do they navigate the (often contradictory) challenges presented by bureaucratic systems, financial pressures, attitudes to migrants, and their own healthcare...
- Contributor: Jossen, Marianne
- Date: 2018-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Swiss multi-pillar pension system triumph of common sense? Switzerland is the first country to have publicly articulated the benefits of a multi-pillar approach to pensions and the first OECD country to have mandated that employers provide occupational pension plans for...
- Contributor: World Bank - Queisser, Monika - Vittas, Dimitri
- Date: 2000
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Swiss multi-pillar pension system triumph of common sense? Switzerland is the first country to have publicly articulated the benefits of a multi-pillar approach to pensions and the first OECD country to have mandated that employers provide occupational pension plans for...
- Contributor: Vittas, Dimitri - World Bank. Development Research Group. Finance - Queisser, Monika
- Date: 2000
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Book/Printed MaterialGlobal Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes peer reviews : Switzerland 2011 ...
Switzerland 2011 : | Peer review report, phase 1, legal and regulatory framework, Switzerland "June 2011 (reflecting the legal and regulatory framework as at March 2011)." Also available online.- Contributor: Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
- Date: 2011
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland : cryptocurrency regulation updates
Cryptocurrency regulation updates In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). "March 2019." "LL file no. 2019-017451; LRA-D-PUB-002581." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on...- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2019
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Book/Printed MaterialPflanzenleben der Schweiz : die Naturgeschichte einer artenreichen Flora = Swiss plant life : natural history ...
Swiss plant life : Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and index.- Contributor: Weber, Ewald
- Date: 2009
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Book/Printed MaterialTertiary education in Switzerland.
Enseignement tertiaire en Suisse Published in French under the title: Enseignement tertiaire en Suisse. Also available online. Includes bibliographical references (p. 222).- Date: 2003
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Book/Printed MaterialSwiss Public Administration : Making the State Work Successfully Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied with the range of services Swiss governments provide. This is quite unusual when...
- Contributor: Emery, Yves - Nahrath, Stéphane - Weerts, Sophie - Ladner, Andreas - Soguel, Nils
- Date: 2019-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialFirearm purchase and possession : Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). "May 2001." "LL File No. 2001-10950." "LRA-D-PUB-002143." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on...
- Contributor: Bayar, Belma - Palmer, Edith - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate - Rodriguez-Ferrand, Graciela
- Date: 2001
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Book/Printed MaterialImmigration to Switzerland - the case of the former republic of Yugoslavia "From less than 5 percent in 1980, the share of residents from the former Republic of Yugoslavia in the total foreign population in Switzerland rose to almost 25% in 2000, to become...
- Contributor: World Bank - Gross, Dominique M. (Dominique Marie)
- Date: 2006
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Book/Printed MaterialThe republican alternative : the Netherlands and Switzerland compared Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-351) and index. Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- Contributor: Holenstein, André - Prak, Maarten Roy - Maissen, Thomas
- Date: 2008-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland: animal tracking provisions in the Animal Disease Act "April 2004." "LL file no. 2004-00640." "LRA-D-PUB-000145." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed Feb. 8, 2022).
- Contributor: Palmer, Edith - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2004
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Book/Printed MaterialGender equality in context : policies and practices in Switzerland Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-257). Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- Contributor: Gottschall, Karin - Liebig, Brigitte - Sauer, Birgit
- Date: 2016-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialThe evolution of income-related health inequalities in Switzerland over time "This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer and...
- Contributor: Leu, Robert E. - Schellhorn, Martin
- Date: 2004
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Book/Printed MaterialTax law developments : Chile, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain, Switzerland In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). "October 2015." "LL File No. 2016-012869." "LRA-D-PUB-002500." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on...
- Contributor: Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2015
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Book/Printed MaterialMigrants and Expats: The Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus This open access book provides insight on current patterns of migration in Switzerland, which fall along a continuum from long-term and permanent to more temporary and fluid. These patterns are shaped by...
- Contributor: Wanner, Philippe - Steiner, Ilka
- Date: 2019-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialImmigration policy and foreign population in Switzerland, volume 1 0f 1 "With more than 20 percent, Switzerland is one of the countries with the largest foreign population. Since 1970 the government has tried to manage the flows of migrants in the hope of...
- Contributor: World Bank - Gross, Dominique M. (Dominique Marie)
- Date: 2006
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Book/Printed MaterialNew paths and policies towards conflict prevention : Chinese and Swiss perspectives "This book explores the discourse on conflict prevention and peacebuilding by bringing together researchers from China and Switzerland over a series policy dialogues. The Charter of the United Nations, adopted in the...
- Contributor: Fung, Courtney J.
- Date: 2021-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialSwiss national profile assessing the national infrastructure for management of chemicals Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-139).
- Contributor: Switzerland. Bundesamt Für Umwelt, Wald Und Landschaft. Substances, Soil and Biotechnology Division - Müller, Peter M. - Switzerland. Bundeskanzlei - Saxer, Hans Peter
- Date: 2000
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979 : neutrality meets decolonisation "In Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Cold War, 1967-1979, Sabina Widmer analyses Swiss foreign policy in Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Somalia in the late 1960s and 1970s, at the crossroads of...
- Contributor: Widmer, Sabina
- Date: 2021
- Resource: - 1 page
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Book/Printed MaterialCompulsory voting: Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Egypt, Luxembourg, Singapore, Switzerland, Uruguay "LL file no. 2003-14737." "May 2003." "Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Egypt, Luxembourg, Singapore, Switzerland, Uruguay." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed October...
- Contributor: Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2003
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Book/Printed MaterialSwiss annuities and life insurance : secure returns, asset protection, and privacy Series from jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-318) and index. SSCD STAFF: After verifying and end-stage processing, send to SSCD office for DTOC shelf
- Contributor: Gantenbein, Marco - Mata, Mario A.
- Date: 2008
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Book/Printed MaterialIreland and Switzerland the jagged edges of the great inflation "Ireland and Switzerland both had rising inflation during the early 1970s, but their experiences diverged thereafter, so that they form a rare example of two countries whose inflation rates are poorly correlated...
- Contributor: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Nelson, Edward
- Date: 2006
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Book/Printed MaterialRegulation of assisted dying : Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland "LL File No. 2024-023064." "March 2024." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed March 8, 2024).
- Contributor: Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2024
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Book/Printed MaterialAnimation.ch : Vielfalt und Visionen im Schweizer Animationsfilm = Vision and versatility in Swiss animated film
Vielfalt und Visionen im Schweizer Animationsfilm | Vision and versatility in Swiss animated film Includes bibliographical references (p. 317). In German and English.- Contributor: Hochschule Luzern. Design & Kunst - Gasser, Christian
- Date: 2011
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Book/Printed MaterialSwitzerland: enforcement of mandatory health insurance
Enforcement of mandatory health insurance "LL file no. 2006-03033." "LRA-D-PUB-001137." "June 2006." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (Law Library of Congress, viewed on July 26, 2022).- Contributor: Palmer, Edith - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate
- Date: 2006
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Book/Printed MaterialThe evolution of income-related inequalities in health care utilization in Switzerland over time "This study investigates equity in access to health care in Switzerland over time, using nationwide representative survey data from 1982, 1992, 1997 and 2002. Both simple quintile distributions and concentration indices are...
- Contributor: Leu, Robert E. - Schellhorn, Martin
- Date: 2004
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Book/Printed MaterialFiscal federalism in Switzerland relevant issues for transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe "Its highly fragmented structure of local governments and serious horizontal fiscal imbalances make Switzerland a surprisingly powerful model for Eastern European countries that are currently facing the challenge of fiscal decentralization. In...
- Contributor: World Bank - Dafflon, Bernard - Tóth, Krisztina
- Date: 2005
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Book/Printed MaterialSocial concertation in times of austerity : European integration and the politics of labour market reforms ...
European integration and the politics of labour market reforms in Austria and Switzerland A term specifically found in European politics, social concertation refers to cooperation between trade unions, governments and employers in public policy-making. Social Concertation in Times of Austerity investigates the political underpinnings of...- Contributor: Afonso, Alexandre
- Date: 2013-01-01
- Resource: - 1 page