Switzerland : selected issues /

Switzerland : selected issues /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Carare, Alina, author.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (65 pages) : color illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	IMF country report ; no. 06/203 IMF country report ; no. 06/203.
Subject:	Fiscal policy -- Switzerland. Finance, Public -- Switzerland. Pensions -- Switzerland. Economic history. Economic policy. Finance, Public. Fiscal policy. Pensions. Switzerland -- Economic policy. Switzerland -- Economic conditions -- 1945- Switzerland.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12495753

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Other authors / contributors:	Khamis, May Y. (May Yusuf), author. Debrun, Xavier, author. International Monetary Fund.
ISBN:	128089718X 9781280897184
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	This paper reviews the trade-offs in Switzerland, focusing on challenges for fiscal policy coordination. It reviews the benefits and costs of a highly decentralized government, describes the Swiss institutional architecture, and analyzes Switzerland's fiscal performance. It also discusses the specific policy challenges related to population aging, reviews the Swiss National Bank works on government financial assets and liabilities, describes the Swiss, Dutch, and the U.K. pension systems, respectively, on the regulation and supervision of the occupational pension pillar, recent reforms, and policy implications.
Other form:	Print version: Carare, Alina. Switzerland. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006

Table of Contents:

Coordinating fiscal policy in Switzerland : issues, international experience and prospects
An indicative public sector balance sheet for Switzerland
A comparison of the Swiss, Dutch, and U.K. pension systems, with emphasis on the occupational pension pillars.