Contemporary Switzerland

1. Introduction
Hanspeter Kriesi, Peter Farago, Martin Kohli, Milad Zarin-Nejadan

Part I. The Swiss Way of Life

2. Relative Deprivation and Well-being: Switzerland in a Comparative Perspective
Christian Suter, Katia Iglesias

3. What Pluralization of the Life Course? An Analysis of Personal Trajectories and Conjugal Interactions in Contemporary Switzerland
Eric Widmer, Jean Kellerhals, René Levy

4. Facets of Emotion Regulation in Families with Adolescents: A New Research Approach
Meinrad Perrez, Dörte Watzek, Gisela Michel, Dominik Schoebi, Peter Wilhelm, Yves Hänggi

5. The Impact of Social Inequalities on Personal Health
Monica Budowski, Annette Scherpenzeel

Part II. The Swiss Labour Market

6. Long-Term Dynamics of Skill Demand in Switzerland, 1950–2000
Stefan Sacchi, Alexander Salvisberg, Marlis Buchmann

7. Information Technology, Workplace Organization and the Demand for Employees of Different Education Levels: Firm-Level Evidence for the Swiss Economy
Spyros Arvanitis

8. Young Adults Entering the Workforce in Switzerland: Working Conditions and Well-Being
Norbert K. Semmer, Franziska Tschan, Achim Elfering, Wolfgang Kälin, Simone Grebner

9. The Erosion of Regular Work: An Analysis of the Structural Changes in the Swiss and German Labour Markets
Andreas Diekmann, Ben Jann

Part III. Political Institutions

10. Internationalization and Domestic Politics: Evidence from the Swiss Case
Pascal Sciarini, Sarah Nicolet

11. Reforming the Swiss Municipalities: Efficiency or Democracy?
Andreas Ladner, Reto Steiner

12. The Lost Dimension of Swiss Federalism: Democracy Problems of New Regionalism in Metropolitan Areas
Daniel Kübler

13. Sustainable Fiscal Policy in a Federal System: Switzerland as an Example
Lars P. Feld, Gebhard Kirchgässner

Nyckelord: Economics, Economic Policy, Political Economy, International Relations, International Economics