Crisis imperative : : crisis rhetoric and welfare state reform in Belgium and the Netherlands in the early 1990s / / Sanneke Kuipers.

• Superior document: Changing welfare states
• Author: Kuipers, Sanneke.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Changing welfare states.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).
• Other title: 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
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 1280958200; 9786610958207; 9048503922; 1423746317
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sanneke Kuipers.

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 major reforms, its social security policy remained relatively resilient. In the Netherlands, however, policymakers implemented unprecedented cutbacks as well as a major overhaul of the disability benefits program. <i>The Crisis Imperative</i> explains this difference as the result of crisis rhetoric-that is, the deliberate construction of a crisis as the imperative for change. It will be a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and anyone interested in welfare reform in the United States and abroad.