TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pierre-Yves Donzé
PY  - 2011
CY  - Lausanne, Switzerland
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783035108071
TI  - History of the Swiss Watch Industry
T2  - From Jacques David to Nicolas Hayek- Third edition
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0351-0807-1
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1130645
N2  - This book tackles the history of the Swiss watch industry in a global perspective: it gives particular attention to rival nations such as the United Kingdom, the USA and Japan. The author demonstrates how Swiss watchmakers succeeded in facing various challenges: the industrialization of production at the end of the 19th century, the delocalization of production in the interwar years and globalization since the 1960’s. These challenges helped Switzerland to maintain and strengthen its position as a leader on the world market. This study shows how innovation and new technologies, the industrial policy of the Swiss authorities, the industrial district organization and the relations with trade unions explain the worldwide success of the Swiss watch industry.
KW  - Economic History, History of Science and Technology, innovation, industrial policy, industrialization, globalization, Switzerland - Contemporary History, delocalization
LA  - English
ER  -