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Levy, Patricia.
Switzerland / by Patricia Levy, Richard Lord, and Debbie Nevins.
p. cm. (Cultures of the world)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-50260-344-9 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-50260-345-6 (ebook)
1. Switzerland Juvenile literature. I. Levy, Patricia, 1951-. II. Title.
DQ17.L48 2016
949.4d23
Writers, Patricia Levy, Richard Lord; Debbie Nevins, third edition
Editorial Director, third edition: David McNamara
Editor, third edition: Debbie Nevins
Art Director, third edition: Jeffrey Talbot
Designer, third edition: Jessica Nevins
Production Manager, third edition: Jennifer Ryder-Talbot
Cover Picture Researcher: Stephanie Flecha
Picture Researcher, third edition: Jessica Nevins
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Two Swiss musicians play the alpenhorn.
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CONTENTS
A RE THE SWISS THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH? YOU MIGHT not think such a thing could be measured, since there are happy people and miserable people everywhere. However, yes, it is possible to determine the relative happiness of a people according to nationality. And yes, the Swiss stand blissfully at the very top of the world in terms of life satisfaction. That is one of the eleven categories in the 2015 Better Life Index, a scorecard of thirty-four nations well-being published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The other ten categories are housing, income, jobs, community, education, environment, civic engagement, health, safety, and work-life balance.