Henrique Schneider is the chief economist at the Swiss Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises. He is also professor of economics at Nordakademie, a private university of applied sciences in Germany.
Is Small Still Beautiful? A Swiss Perspective
From a Swiss perspective, small is beautiful. As important as recognizing this is, it is also worth considering the reasons behind this. There are three concepts rooted in economic anthropology that can help us understand this better: first, ‘scarcity and alertness’; second, ‘bonding and bridging’; and third, ‘competition’.