This study investigated whether earnings inequality is associated with social capital as measured by active membership in organizations and interpersonal trust. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis showed that greater earnings inequality was associated with lower values on both measures...

The educational attainment of the Dutch labour force is lower than in neighbouring countries. Despite this worrying picture, and the fact that financial resources devoted to education are relatively small, it is argued that increasing public expenditure is not the obvious answer. As the social...

Dutch Abstract: Het is onduidelijk of verticale integratie van schoolbesturen gunstig of ongunstig is. Dit is theoretisch onderzocht op basis van de transactiekostentheorie en vervolgens empirisch. Hierbij is gebruik gemaakt van in- en uitstroomgegevens van verticale en niet-verticale besturen,...