Religion, Class, and the Postwar Development of the Dutch Welfare State / / Dennie Oude Nijhuis.
This book examines how the Netherlands managed to create and maintain one of the world's most generous and inclusive welfare systems despite having been dominated by Christian-democratic or "conservative" rather than socialist-dominated governments for most of the post-war period. It...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (380 p.) :; 4 line drawings |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- Part I. History and Theory
- 1. The Dutch Welfare Puzzle
- 2. The Politics of Social Solidarity
- Part II. The Politics of Welfare State Expansion
- 3. Welfare Reform in the Age of Austerity
- 4. Welfare State Expansion and the Confessional Preoccupation with Personal Responsibility and Self-Help
- 5. Completing the Social Insurance System
- 6. Catering to the Low Paid
- Part III. The Politics of Retrenchment
- 7. The Emergence of Welfare Without Work
- 8. Tackling the Inactivity Crisis
- 9. Towards an Active Welfare State
- 10. Population Ageing and the Need for Further Reform
- Part IV. Conclusion
- 11. The Political Determinants of Solidaristic Reform
- Bibliography
- Index