Butt..Responsive to whom? An analysis of government responsiveness to different societal groups
Keywords
No Thumbnail Available
Authors
Issue Date
2021-08-11
Language
en
Document type
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Title
ISSN
Volume
Issue
Startpage
Endpage
DOI
Abstract
In 2017, Dutch media picked up a story that eventually led to the demise of the ministry of finance’s secretary of state, the former minister of social affairs and the entirety of the Rutte III cabinet. Just before that, in 2014, The Dutch government found out about a large-scale fraudulent system. Groups of Bulgarians could apply for state allowance compensation to help raise their children. Later research uncovered that these ‘children’ for whom they applied for compensation did not exist (Kleinnijenhuis, 2020). By doing this, the Dutch state was essentially giving away free money to people who did not meet the original requirements for this. This was a result of the manipulation of the lenient attitude formerly promoted by the Dutch second chamber. However, when this came to light, the attitude changed. The tax authorities were suddenly ordered to be very strict when it came to giving people the child benefits. This time, the pendulum swung too far in the opposite direction.
Description
Citation
Supervisor
Faculty
Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen