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.
