Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- List Of Tables
- List Of Figures
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Care of the Aged in Asia and Europe
- 2 Population Ageing in India
- 3 Disease, Disability and Healthcare Utilization among the Aged
- 4 Employment as Old Age Security
- 5 Property and Assets as Economic Security
- 6 Pensions and Social Security in India
- 7 Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile of Elderly in Sri Lanka
- 8 Institutional Provisions and Health Security for Elderly in Sri Lanka
- 9 Social Setting and Demand for Senior Homes in the Netherlands and Sri Lanka
- 10 Ageing, Health and Social Security in the Netherlands
- 11 Changing Public Care for Elders in the Netherlands
- Appendix
11 - Changing Public Care for Elders in the Netherlands
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- List Of Tables
- List Of Figures
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Care of the Aged in Asia and Europe
- 2 Population Ageing in India
- 3 Disease, Disability and Healthcare Utilization among the Aged
- 4 Employment as Old Age Security
- 5 Property and Assets as Economic Security
- 6 Pensions and Social Security in India
- 7 Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile of Elderly in Sri Lanka
- 8 Institutional Provisions and Health Security for Elderly in Sri Lanka
- 9 Social Setting and Demand for Senior Homes in the Netherlands and Sri Lanka
- 10 Ageing, Health and Social Security in the Netherlands
- 11 Changing Public Care for Elders in the Netherlands
- Appendix
Summary
Introduction
Within Europe, there is a contradiction between the progressive image of the Netherlands and its local practice. The country has been portrayed as an overly generous wealthy welfare state with progressive forms of citizenship, evidenced by legislative acts concerning a number of areas such as euthanasia, gay marriages and drug use. Politically, the relatively active civil society, the long history of party coalitions and the tradition of a so-called tripartite ruling have formed an image of tolerance and mutual respect. A close examination of these progressive legislations reveals a nuanced interpretation of the notion of ‘citizenship’ with practical consequences on gender and race relations. Whereas legislation concerning gay marriage and euthanasia bases itself on the notion of rights and duties between the individual citizen and the state, in the domain of care, the notion of rights and duties are displaced from this relationship and cited in ‘citizen-to-citizen’ relations.
Although north European welfare states have been undergoing similar demographic and economic changes that led to reforms and care policies have acquired features of ‘citizen-to-citizen’ relations, the Dutch experience shows that issues of care have less political visibility and the nuclear family is particularly emphasized. For instance, in Scandinavian countries, public debates on private and unpaid caretaking activities have led to gender neutral forms of public and private care provision.
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- Institutional Provisions and Care for the Aged , pp. 242 - 260Publisher: Anthem PressPrint publication year: 2009