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Provides an overview of politics in the Netherlands in 1999, highlighting election results & prominent issues. 3 Tables, 5 References.

Provides an overview of politics in the Netherlands in 2000, highlighting election results & national issues. 1 Table, 5 References. Adapted from the source document.

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE 1989 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF WHICH SHIFTED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE SPRING OF THAT YEAR. THE CONTEXT OF THE ELECTIONS, THE CAMPAIGN AND RESULTS ARE EXPLORED AS WELL AS THE TURNOUT, AND PARTY CHOICE IN EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS, WHEN THE ELECTIONS WERE OVER, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE REVISED EXPECTATIONS OF MAY HAD NOT BEEN BORNE OUT, AND THAT THE ELECTION HAD BEEN EVEN MORE OF A NON-EVENT THAN HAD BEEN FORESEEN EARLIER IN THE SPRING.

Analyzes election results and cabinet changes in Netherlands during 2004. Tables, References.

One popular view of the Netherlands is that of a society oriented towards agriculture and associated processing industries. But although these activities enjoy greater prominence than in most developed countries, in reality the Dutch economy is based on a broad range of manufacturing, the extent and character of which has experienced rapid evolutio

The Netherlands has been heavily affected by the global financial crisis. The ?Twin Peaks? supervision model, with Netherlands Central Bank - De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) as the prudential supervisor, and the Authority for Financial Markets (AFM) responsible for conduct-of-business supervision, was severely tested, although the case for the model remains strong. The crisis has shown that these institutions bring sizable risks, which requires careful and comprehensive monitoring and supervision. The findings of the Financial Stability Assessment Program (FSAP) are summarized. Top-down stress tes

In comparison to the collective redress mechanisms available in other EU countries, the Netherlands has innovative legislation under which settlements of mass damage claims may be certified by a court and so become binding on all members of the group, unless they opt out. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]

Provides a summary of political developments in the Netherlands for 2003. Deteriorating economic conditions brought economic growth & redistribution issues to the foreground of elections. The Christian Democratic Appeal party remained in power while the List Pym Fortuyn lost ownership of the issues that had underpinned it & essentially imploded. The formation of the new cabinet proved more complicated than in the previous year. Immigration & construction industry fraud were top political issues, while the Interim Referendum Act, electoral system reform, direct election of mayors, & increased political party subsidies constituted some of the institutional changes made in 2003. 4 Tables, 2 References. J. Zendejas

Examines the conditions that make the Netherlands a leader in the demographic transition. The main characteristics of Dutch family policy are outlined, along with recent changes in educational levels & labor market participation of women, based on data gathered from the Central Bureau of Statistics & the Netherlands Fertility Survey. It is found that the increase in education & employment of women has had a profound negative effect on marriage & birth rates in the Netherlands. 6 Tables, 2 Figures, 29 References. M. Wagner