Chapter 1. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN WELFARE: UNIN- TENDED EFFECTS OF HUMANE IMPULSES 2. SWITZERLAND AS A WELFARE STATE 3. SWISS SOCIAL INSURANCE AS A CONSTRAINT ON WELFARE DEPENDENCY 4. SWISS IMMIGRATION POLICY AS A CONSTRAINT ON WELFARE DEPENDENCY 5. THE SWISS LOCAL WELFARE SYSTEMS 6. INDIRECT CONTROLS OF WELFARIZATION IN SWITZERLAND 7. CONCLUSION