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The 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 announce...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2005]
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| Colección: | Changing Welfare States ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. The Crisis Imperative 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9789048503926 9783110700671 9783110606515 9783111023786 9783110662788 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |