Although the Netherlands population is increasing, the population growth rate, even if fluctuating considerably, has been declining since the 1960s. The Netherland’s age structure since the 1960s has also experienced change such as declining youth, significant increase in 40 to 65 age group,...

Do the local labour market policies of municipalities matter? The scientific debate on such policies mainly concentrates on (1) the effectiveness of active labour market policies and programmes in terms of improving the labour market chances of jobless workers, and (2) the organization of...

Many welfare reforms undertaken in OECD-countries are directed towards enhancing efficiency in the administration and implementation of social security and social benefits. In this perspective the governance reforms in The Netherlands are an example of decentralisation through budgeting of means...

D<sc>elfmann</sc> H., K<sc>oster</sc> S., M<sc>c</sc>C<sc>ann</sc> P. and <sc>van</sc> D<sc>ijk</sc> J. Population change and new firm formation in urban and rural regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Many regions across the European Union, including regions in the Netherlands, face population decline, entailing changing demographics and related social and...

Noback I., Broersma L. and van Dijk J. Gender-specific spatial interactions on Dutch regional labour markets and the gender employment gap, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper analyses gender-specific employment rates and the gender employment gap in Dutch municipalities for 2002. The novelty of this...