304 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Only one country in the world--Switzerland--is a direct democracy, in which, to an extent, the people pass their own laws, judge the constitutionality of statutes, and even have written, in effect, their own constitution. In this propitious volume, Gregory Fossedal reports on the politics and social fabric of what James Bryce has called "the nation that has taken the democratic idea to its... Read more
1: Conception; 1: Pilgrimage; 2: History; 2: 1291; 3: Willensnation; 4: Geodeterminism; 3: Institutions; 5: Constitution; 6: Executives Branch; 7: Judiciary; 8: Parliament; 9: Referendum; 10: Communities; 4: Issues; 11: Education; 12: Taxes; 13: Crime; 14: Welfare; 15: Press; 16: Family; 17: Army; 18: Switzerland Accused; 19: Diversity; 5: L’Idee Suisse; 20: The End of History and the Next Citizen
Biography
Gregory Fossedal
