Crisis imperative crisis rhetoric and welfare state reform in Belgium and the Netherlands in the early 1990s

Belgium and the Netherlands were perfect examples of the 'welfare without work' policy that characterized European welfare states-until a political crisis in both countries during the early 1990s produced a surprising divergence in administration. While Belgium's government announced...

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Autor principal: Kuipers, Sanneke (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press c2006.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Changing welfare states.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Crisis Imperative
  • 2. Crisis and Change
  • 3. Comparing Social Security Crises: Design and Method
  • 4. "Nothing as Permanent as a Temporary Arrangement"1: Belgian Policy Making on Unemployment Benefits
  • 5. Global Pacts and Crisis Plans
  • 6. The Sticky State and the Dutch Disease
  • 7. Crisis Narratives and Sweeping Reforms
  • 8. The Politics of Crisis Construction
  • Notes
  • List of Abbreviations
  • List of Interview Respondents
  • Bibliography
  • Index