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The Role of the Tertiary Sector in the Economic Development of Switzerland

  • Jean Valarché
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Abstract

In Switzerland the tertiary sector possesses the same features as the secondary sector:
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    Firstly, a large degree of economic concentration offsets the geographical dispersion of the country. Banking and commercial establishments are numerous but most of the business of the country is conducted by the large organisations (five large banks, a union of consumption co-operatives and a Federation of MIGROS Cooperatives).

     
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    Secondly, the sphere of business activity goes beyond the national border. Switzerland is the world’sleading exporter of reinsurance policies; Swiss bankers work on an international scale; her transport industry represents a quarter of her world traffic in goods.2

     

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Swiss Franc Domestic Service Tertiary Sector External Economy Secondary Sector 
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  1. (1) Firstly, a large degree of economic concentration offsets the geographical dispersion of the country. Banking and commercial establishments are numerous but most of the business of the country is conducted by the large organisations (five large banks, a union of consumption co-operatives and a Federation of MIGROS Cooperatives).Google Scholar
  2. (2) Secondly, the sphere of business activity goes beyond the national border. Switzerland is the world’sleading exporter of reinsurance policies; Swiss bankers work on an international scale; her transport industry represents a quarter of her world traffic in goods.2Google Scholar
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  9. Connections between sectors of commerce are weak. The relationship between purchases made by various sectors and total production — 16%. The relationship between sales made by sectors to total demand — 17%. Calculations by Chenery and Watanabe, ‘International Comparisons of the Structure of Production’.Google Scholar
  10. ‘The Role of Education in Economic Development’ — in Planning Education for Economic and Social Development: Mediterranean Regional Project, O.E.C.D., 1962, p. 41.Google Scholar
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© International Economic Association 1969

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jean Valarché
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  1. 1.University of FribourgSwitzerland

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