FromSchooltoProductiveWork(1st Edition) BritainandSwitzerlandCompared (NationalInstituteofEconomicandSocialResearchEconomicandSocialStudies) by HelviaBierhoff, S. J. Prais, Cambridge University Press Paperback, 154 Pages, Published 1997 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59919-1, ISBN: 0-521-59919-9
"Switzerland is universally respected for its highly successful economy. It has long enjoyed low unemployment and inflation, and an exceptionally satisfactory transition process for youngsters from school to work. This book provides a nuts-and-bolts comparison of how this successful transition is brought about. It explains the different emphases of Swiss secondary schooling by focusing on the way in which both academic and practical subj ..."