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The responsiveness of social policies in Europe, Netherlands in Comparative Perspective, Menno Fenger, Martijn van der Steen and Lieske can der Torre

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index

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The responsiveness of social policies in Europe

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Menno Fenger, Martijn van der Steen and Lieske can der Torre

Netherlands in Comparative Perspective

"Modern welfare states are confronted with a wide variety of social and economic developments, including individualization, secularization, globalization and changing preferences and ideologies of citizens. Using in-depth analysis gathered over 15 years, this book closely analyzes the consequences of these significant changes for social policies, offering theoretical and practical insights about their responsiveness. It includes a comparative analysis of recent developments in social assistance, sheltered work and labour market policies in the Netherlands, showing how policy-makers are continuously trying to incorporate societal transformations into social policies while they are obstructed by the path-dependent development of welfare state institutions. The insights from the case studies are related to developments in other European countries in the three domains and show how policy-makers and politicians deal with multiple challenges, interests and perspectives on social policies. This book is essential reading for academics and students interested in the institutional development of social policies. ".--, Provided by publisher

Introduction -- Responsive policies in contested welfare states? -- A framework for analysing policy responsiveness -- The responsiveness of social assistance policies -- The responsiveness of labour migration policies 00 The responsiveness of sheltered work policies -- Conclusions : the responsiveness of social policies in three domains -- References -- Index