Switzerland – Dr Oliver Hartwich

The Comparative Advantage

03/06/2025

The New Zealand Initiative’s upcoming delegation to the Netherlands aims to enhance understanding of global best practices in policy and governance, emphasizing the value of comparative learning beyond English-speaking nations.

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For richer or poorer: Kiwis really need to get out more

16/08/2023

In recent years, New Zealand has been abuzz with discussions about Ireland’s economic success, marked by a business delegation’s visit. Ireland’s business-friendly culture and foreign direct investment stand out, inspiring New Zealand to seek similar prosperity.

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It’s not all about the money

01/06/2021

Last week, following six years of intense negotiations, the Swiss government pulled out of the talks on a new treaty. It preferred Switzerland’s sovereignty over the gains of deeper integration into the EU.

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Equality of esteem in tertiary education

22/03/2019

Germany and Switzerland have long been famous for exporting cars, machinery and chemicals to all parts of the world. They are now becoming well-known as exporters of their dual education model.

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Swiss lessons in subsidiarity

03/11/2017

Our new government is committed to subsidiarity and the regions. But this should lead to more than a billion-dollar fund for development.

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Go Swiss: Learnings from The New Zealand Initiative’s visit to Switzerland

30/10/2017

New Zealand has much to learn from Switzerland.

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In the mood for policy change

15/09/2017

To sum up the Mood of the Boardroom, there is an appetite for change in the business community. Not necessarily in a party-political sense but certainly in policy terms.

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Centralist reflexes run too deep

18/08/2017

Because central government is so dominant, New Zealanders instinctively look at central government to deal with their local issues.

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A tale of two countries

16/06/2017

We have a choice in New Zealand if we are satisfied with our status quo and content to keep fighting the same old political battles for the next decades. Alternatively, we could break out of our old ways and try something radically new.

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Swiss success: Small is beautiful

12/08/2016

If Prime Minister John Key really wanted to turn New Zealand into the Switzerland of the South Pacific, this is what he should do.

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