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100 1  Breiding, R. James,|d1958-|eauthor. 
245 10 Swiss made :|bthe untold story behind Switzerland's 
       success /|cR. James Breiding. 
264  1 London :|bProfile Books,|c2012. 
300    1 online resource (764 pages) :|billustrations 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
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504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 668-683) and 
       index. 
505 0  Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 
       Foreword; Introduction; 1 It all started with milk; 2 
       Watchmaking: good timing; 3 Swiss tourism: or how to sell 
       snow and air; 4 Switzerland's silent traders; 5 Numbered 
       accounts: countless profits; 6 Spinning and weaving 
       profits; 7 Small miracles: the wonders of medical 
       technology; 8 Switzerland's mighty industrial machines; 9 
       Pharmaceuticals: knowledge for sale; 10 Swiss transport: 
       mastering mobility; 11 Bricks + mortar; 12 From 
       supercomputers to mice; 13 Beautiful business: Swiss 
       achievement in art and architecture; 14 Swiss made: why 
       multinationals love Switzerland; 15 Conclusion: getting to
       Switzerland; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; 
       Acknowledgements; Picture credits; Index. 
520    Why has Switzerland - a tiny, land-locked country with few
       natural advantages - become so successful for so long at 
       so many things? In banking, pharmaceuticals, machinery, 
       even textiles, Swiss companies rank alongside the biggest 
       and most powerful global competitors. How did they get 
       there? How do they continue to refresh themselves? Does 
       the Swiss 'Sonderfall' (special case) provide lessons 
       others can learn and benefit from? Can the Swiss continue 
       to perform in a hyper-competitive global economy? Swiss 
       Made offers answers to these and many other questions 
       about the country as it describes the. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Business enterprises|zSwitzerland. 
650  0 Industrial policy|zSwitzerland. 
650  0 Economic development|zSwitzerland. 
650  0 Entrepreneurship|zSwitzerland. 
650  0 Industrial efficiency|zSwitzerland. 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS|xIndustries|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Business enterprises.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00842519 
650  7 Economic development.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00901785 
650  7 Entrepreneurship.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00912787 
650  7 Industrial efficiency.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00970970 
650  7 Industrial policy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00971433 
651  7 Switzerland.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205401 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aBreiding, R. James.|tSwiss Made : The 
       Untold Story Behind Switzerland's Success.|dLondon : 
       Profile, ©2012|z9781846685866 
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