Contemporary Switzerland

List of Figures List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Preface Introduction; H.Kriesi, P.Farago, M.Kohli & M.Zarin-Nejadan PART 1: THE SWISS WAY OF LIFE Relative Deprivation and Well-being: Switzerland in a Comparative Perspective; C.Suter & K.Iglesias What Pluralisation of the Life Course? An Analysis of Personal Trajectories and Conjugal Interactions in Contemporary Switzerland; E.Widmer, J.Kellerhals & R.Levy Facets of Emotion Regulation in Families with Adolescents: A New Research Approach; M.Perrez, D.Watzek, G.Michel, D.Schoebi, P.Wilhelm & Y.Hänggi The Impact of Social Inequalities on Personal Health; M.Budowski & A.Scherpenzeel PART 2: THE SWISS LABOUR MARKET Long-term Dynamics of Skill Demand in Switzerland from 1950-2000; S.Sacchi, A.Salvisberg & M.Buchmann Information Technology, Workplace Organisation and the Demand for Employees of Different Education Levels: Firm-level Evidence for the Swiss Economy; S.Arvanitis Young Adults Entering the Workforce in Switzerland: Working Conditions and Well-being; N.K.Semmer, F.Tschan, A.Elfering, W.Kälin & S.Grebner The Erosion of Regular Work: An Analysis of the Structural Changes in the Swiss and German Labour Markets; A.Diekmann & B.Jann PART 3: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS Internationalization and Domestic Politics: Evidence from the Swiss Case; P.Sciarini & S.Nicolet Reforming the Swiss Municipalities: Efficiency or Democracy?; A.Ladner & R.Steiner The Lost Dimension of Swiss Federalism: Democracy Problems of New Regionalism in Metropolitan Areas; D.Kübler Sustainable Fiscal Policy in a Federal System: Switzerland an an Example; L.P.Feld & G.Kirchgässner References Index