Economic policy in Switzerland / edited by Philippe Bacchetta and Walter Wasserfallen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Philippe Bacchetta and Walter Wasserfallen -- 2. Recent Developments in Swiss Monetary Policy / Hans Genberg and Ulrich Kohli -- Comment / George Rich -- 3. Swiss Competition Policy in the Last Decade / Damien Neven and Thomas von Ungern-Sternberg -- Comment / Winand Emons -- Comment / Pierre Tercier -- 4. Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance in Switzerland / George Sheldon -- Comment / Serge Gaillard -- Comment / Stefan C. Wolter -- 5. Discrimination in the Labor Market: A Gender Perspective / Renate Schubert -- Comment / Henriette Engelhardt -- Comment / Yves Fluckiger -- 6. Poverty and Social Policy: An Overview / Robert E. Leu, Stefan Burri and Peter Aregger -- Comment / Hans Schmid -- Comment / Ludwig Gartner -- 7. Swiss Health Policy / Peter Zweifel -- Comment / Jean-Christian Lambelet -- Comment / Thomas Zeltner -- 8. Environmental Policy in Switzerland: Methods, Results, Problems and Challenges / Gebhard Kirchgassner --

Comment / Georg Muller-Furstenberger -- 9. Housing Policy towards Ownership in Switzerland / Philippe Thalmann -- Comment / Henner Kleinewefers -- Comment / Rudolf H. Strahm -- 10. Deregulation and Privatisation: Evidence from the Telecommunications Industry in Europe and Implications for Switzerland / Walter Wasserfallen and Stefan Muller -- Comment / Rajna Gibson -- Comment / Jurg Bucher.