This comprehensive study provides a thorough account of important policy developments in the Netherlands that are significant beyond the borders of the Dutch welfare state. It demonstrates the dramatic changes that have taken place in the protection of old and new social risks, exploring the mechanisms behind these changes in the context of corporatist welfare state institutions. This book is essential for welfare state scholars, graduate students and policy makers.
About the author
Mara A. Yerkes is a senior research fellow in the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland, Australia. Previously, Yerkes has conducted research at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam. She is the author of various articles on welfare state policy, the combination of work and care, and gendered patterns of employment, particularly with regard to the prevalence of part-time work.
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