The responsiveness of social policies in Europe : the Netherlands in comparative perspective / Menno Fenger, Martjin van der Steen and Lieske van der Torre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fenger, Menno, author.

Steen, Martijn van der, 1969- author.

Torre, Lieske van der, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Social policy--Case studies.

Europe.

Netherlands--Social policy--History--21st century.

Netherlands.

Europe--Social policy--History--21st century.

Europe--Social policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using in-depth analysis gathered over fifteen years, this book closely analyzes the consequences of a wide variety of social and economic developments for social policies, offering theoretical and practical insights about their responsiveness.

Contents:

The responsiveness of social policies in Europe; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the authors; Preface; 1. Introduction; Responsive social policies and 'the Great Recession'; The concept of responsiveness; Preview; 2. Responsive policies in contested welfare states?; Introduction; Trust in social policies; Congruence with citizens' beliefs; Conclusion: developments in support of the welfare state; 3. A framework for analysing policy responsiveness; Introduction; Policy change in different shapes and sizes; Background to policy changes: pressure from the environment

6. The responsiveness of sheltered work policiesIntroduction; European trends and differences in disability policies; European trends and differences in sheltered work; Evolution of sheltered work policies in the Netherlands; The responsiveness of sheltered work policy: a comparative perspective; 7. Conclusions: the responsiveness of social policies in three domains; Introduction; A comparison between the three cases; Policy responsiveness at the European level; Explaining the responsiveness of social policy: conclusions; The design of responsive social policy: lessons for resilience

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Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Feb 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447311577

1447311574

9781447305774

1447305779

OCLC:

859389308