Crisis imperative : : crisis rhetoric and welfare state reform in Belgium and the Netherlands in the early 1990s / / 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...
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Superior document: | Changing welfare states |
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Year of Publication: | 2006 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Changing welfare states.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021). |
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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 |
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Summary: | 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. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 1280958200 9786610958207 9048503922 1423746317 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sanneke Kuipers. |