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The crisis imperative : crisis rhetoric and welfare state reform in Belgium and The Netherlands in the early 1990s / / Sanneke Kuipers [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Kuipers Sanneke Visualizza persona
Titolo: The crisis imperative : crisis rhetoric and welfare state reform in Belgium and The Netherlands in the early 1990s / / Sanneke Kuipers [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 368.3009493
Soggetto topico: Public welfare - Belgium
Public welfare - Netherlands
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The crisis imperative  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-95820-0
9786610958207
90-485-0392-2
1-4237-4631-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996465260103316
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Serie: Changing welfare states.