2008

La lettre 33 - February 2008 - PDF 627 Ko

Business and politics: dialogue is essential

Michel Y. Dérobert, Executive Director

It is now nearly ten years sinc Peter Böckli, the lawyer and professor from Basel Expressed his belief that the governing spheres of the business and political worlds were drifting inevitably apart. In particular , he pointed out that Switzerland's lay system (the so-called "système de milice") which holds the country together looked set to crumble under the effects of macrotrends outweighing the people's wishes. So, where do westand today? What can be Done to maintain the cohesion between the business sector and the state? What about the finacial center and its ties with the political environment? These are some of the questions this edition of the "Lettre" will try to answer.