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Wither Dutch Corporatism? Two Decades of Employment Policies and Welfare Reforms
Author(s) -
Hartog Joop
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scottish journal of political economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1467-9485
pISSN - 0036-9292
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9485.00143
Subject(s) - corporatism , unemployment , economics , incentive , welfare , welfare state , welfare reform , active labour market policies , labour economics , market failure , market economy , economic policy , public economics , macroeconomics , political science , microeconomics , politics , law
The ‘Dutch model’ has widely attracted international attention for its presumed ability to reduce unemployment, introduce market incentives in the former public domain and maintain essential provisions of the welfare state. This paper documents and evaluates policy changes, labour market performance and welfare reform, with emphasis on the institutional framework, its continuity and the reforms.