John MacgregorSwitzerland didn't become prosperous & peaceful by good luck.
It has multiple ethnicities, & there was civil war in 1847.
Its 150 years of peace & prosperity began with:
- Political power devolving down to the cantons
- Direct democracy (big decisions made by popular vote)
The rest of us spend a lot of time lamenting our bad leaders & their bad decisions - but little time examining the flawed political infrastructure that brings them about.