论瑞士的联邦制

On Swiss Federal System

瑞士联邦制是瑞士国家长期发展及其成员州自治传统和多元文化的结果。瑞士联邦、州和市镇三级政府各行其责并相互合作,通过权力的分享有效地预防和解决了由于地区差异可能引发的冲突,同时推动了联邦的政治革新。尽管瑞士联邦制在现实中面临联邦决策滞后、侵入州权和缺乏民主性等质疑,但这一制度依然发挥了"整合异质社会"的重要功能,在较大程度上实现了统一性和多样性的平衡。

Swiss federal system is the result of its long-term national development and of its members＇ autonomic and multi-cultural tradition. Through the cooperation and power-sharing of the thrice levels of government,the Swiss confederation is effective in preventing and solving conflicts of regional difference, and in advancing political reforms. In spite of the questioning of low efficiency in policy-making, regional power violation, and lack of democracy, this system is still successful in ＂integrating the heterogeneous society＂, thus achieving the balance of unity and diversity on a higher level.