Handbuch Sozialwesen Schweiz

This manual highlights the topics, areas of action, and organizations of the Swiss social system: historical developments, current challenges, dependencies, and interconnections. Professionals from organizations within the Swiss social system, as well as researchers from universities, illustrate the impact that decisions in social and education policy have on the living conditions of the population and the contribution that the social system makes to the well-being of all. The specific features of the Swiss social system are exemplified through social insurances, public and private social services, and social work as a profession and discipline. Contributions cover subsidiarity, integration, quality of life, statehood and civil society, efficiency and effectiveness orientation, risk minimization, and prevention.