Towards inclusive service markets through social investment in the EU: The case of early childhood education and care

This report provides an overview of social investment for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Europe in general and in eight of the RE-InVEST partner countries in particular - Belgium, England, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, and Scotland - employing a review of the literature, European-wide statistical analyses and...

Towards inclusive service delivery through social investment in the Netherlands: An analysis of five sectors, with particular focus on housing services

The Dutch recessions of 2009, 2012 and 2013 kicked off a series of spending cuts, which were, among others, achieved by reforms of the social security system, as well as the long-term health care system. The Netherlands placed an increasing emphasis on incentives for people to find employment, whilst access to care facilities was made more...

Towards inclusive service delivery through social investment in the EU: The case of health services

This report aims at: (a) providing an overview of the European policy framework for health services; (b) providing a comparative analysis of this service market across the EU; and (c) performing a comparative analysis of the situations and trends in the health care sector in the eight RE-InVEST countries, so as to identify the approaches they...

Social disinvestment and vulnerable groups in Europe in the aftermath of the financial crisis: The case of households that have difficulties with making ends meet in the Netherlands

After the Netherlands in 2009 landed in the first of three recessions, the government, which took office in 2012, announced that spending cuts had become inevitable. Government deficits and government debts were increasing and the country no longer complied with the requirements for a stable currency union in Europe. Therefore, the Netherlands...

Nederland: Huishoudens die moeite hebben om de eindjes aan elkaar te knopen: na de crisis

Toen Nederland in 2009 in een eerste van drie recessies belandde, konden volgens de in 2012 aangetreden VVD-PvdA regering bezuinigingen niet uitblijven, omdat overheidstekorten en overheidsschulden opliepen en onder meer niet meer voldeden aan de eisen van de stabiele muntunie in Europa. Nederland voerde omvangrijke bezuinigingen door waarbij...

The Netherlands: Households that have difficulty with making ends meet: after the crisis