Swiss Public Administration

Making the State Work Successfully

• Author(s): Andreas Ladner, Nils Soguel, Yves Emery, Sophie Weerts, Stéphane Nahrath,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 384
• ISBN_10: 3319923811
  ISBN_13: 9783319923819
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / General , Political Science / World / European , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration , Political Science / Political Economy , Political Science / Political Process / General , Political Science / General ,

Description:... Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied with the range of services Swiss governments provide. This is quite unusual when compared to other countries. This open access book provides insight into the organization and the functioning of the Swiss state. It claims that, beyond politics, institutions and public administration, there are other factors which make a country successful. The authors argue that Switzerland is an interesting case, from a theoretical, scientific and a more practice-oriented perspective. While confronted with the same challenges as other countries, Switzerland offers different solutions, some of which work astonishingly well.