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Public economy and services
2006: who answers for the public mandate?
The first common federal governance framework distinguished separating the delivery of a task from abandoning the task itself. Public services depend on that distinction.
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2006–2009 · Public responsibility and financial crisis
The financial crisis tested public enterprise governance, the allocation of responsibilities and social protection funding. These studies examine solidarity, economic stabilisation and the public responsibilities exposed by that period.
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Theme · Publication type · Year studied
2006
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Social protection and equality
2006: pathways and the means to use them
The constitutional education articles seek quality and permeability. Their social reach also depends on resources available to learners and families.
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Health and care
2007: who pays for care, through which system?
The single-insurer initiative combined insurance organisation with the distribution of contributions. Controlling care costs was a third question.
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Social protection and equality
2007: from early detection to sustained work
The fifth disability-insurance revision strengthened early intervention. Its social test is work people can actually sustain, beyond fewer new pensions.
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Public economy and services
2008: the rescue decision and the eventual balance
UBS support separated bank capital from illiquid assets. Analysis must distinguish risk committed at the outset from the result obtained later.
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Democracy and public responsibility
2008: resources, costs and responsibilities
Fiscal equalisation reform separates tax capacity, structural costs and task allocation. Distinguishing these mechanisms clarifies its social reach.
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Work and wages
2008: from lost orders to threatened skills
Recession reached industry through exports. General demand support and preservation of productive teams address different links in the crisis.
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Social protection and equality
2009: temporary revenue, lasting protection
Temporary VAT funding gave disability insurance room and accompanied separate funds. Sustainable financing of rights remained a distinct decision.
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Work and wages
2009: reduce hours while retaining contracts
Short-time work shares the cost of a temporary decline. Its value depends on lasting job preservation compared with what would have happened without support.
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