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At the turn of the century, levels of political trust in the Netherlands were at an all time high. In 1998, a full two-thirds of the population thought the government was functioning well, and a staggering 80 per cent was satisfied or very satisfied with the performance of the cabinet – percentages
The impact of European directives onDutch regulation is fairly limitedwhen compared to the claims that are made by academics and politicians. We found that 12.6 per cent of all parliamentary acts, 19.7 per cent of all orders in council, and 10.1 per cent of all valid ministerial decisions were actua
By mid-2003, the legal orders (the entire bodies of legislation in force) of three EU member states – Austria , Denmark, and The Netherlands – contained between 10.5 and 14.2 per cent of rules devoted to the transposition of EU directives. Only a few ministerial jurisdictions contain more than 20 pe
This paper distinguishes between two main concepts of accountability: accountability as a virtue and accountability as a mechanism. In the former case, accountability is used primarily as a normative concept, as a set of standards for the evaluation of the behaviour of public actors. Accountability
Although research on political participation has consistently observed a robust and positive relationship between education and political participation, there is fairly little systematic analysis of its implications for the functioning of modern democracies. This article first explores the degree to
Treden Nederlandse ministers en staatssecretarissen tegenwoordig minder snel af dan vroeger? Bij veel dreigende politieke crises of beleidsfiasco’s komt het beeld naar boven dat bewindslieden hun verantwoordelijkheid ontlopen en plucheklevers zijn geworden. Het doel van deze bijdrage is tweeledig. I
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