Why Is The Netherlands The Best Country

Author : Siv Gustafsson
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Families
ISBN : 9789056295110

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Why Is the Netherlands the Best Country? by Siv Gustafsson Pdf

Annotation. Population economics is about your own life. Issues such as: optimal age at motherhood, career planning, birth timing, marriage and divorce are questions that every individual has to decide on. All these private decisions are both influenced by the economic situation and have economic consequences. Therefore economics of the family contributes both on the micro level for individuals making decisions and on the macro level for governments worrying for example about aging of the population. Because institutional arrangements differ between countries inter-county comparisons can explain behaviour. This title can be previewed in Google Books - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9789056295110.

Author : Ben Coates
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473645295

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Why the Dutch are Different by Ben Coates Pdf

Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length and breadth of his adopted homeland and discovers why one of the world's smallest countries is also so significant and so fascinating. It is a self-made country, the Dutch national character shaped by the ongoing battle to keep the water out from the love of dairy and beer to the attitude to nature and the famous tolerance. Ben Coates investigates what makes the Dutch the Dutch, why the Netherlands is much more than Holland and why the color orange is so important. Along the way he reveals why they are the world's tallest people and have the best carnival outside Brazil. He learns why Amsterdam's brothels are going out of business, who really killed Anne Frank, and how the Dutch manage to be richer than almost everyone else despite working far less. He also discovers a country which is changing fast, with the Dutch now questioning many of the liberal policies which made their nation famous.

Author : David Winner
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781408835777

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Brilliant Orange by David Winner Pdf

The Netherlands has been one of the world's most distinctive and sophisticated football cultures. From the birth of Total Football in the sixties, through two decades of World Cup near misses to the exiles who remade clubs like AC Milan, Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea in their own image, the Dutch have often been dazzlingly original and influential. The elements of their style (exquisite skills, adventurous attacking tactics, a unique blend of individual creativity and teamwork, weird patterns of self-destruction) reflect and embody the country's culture and history. This book lays bare the elegant, fractured soul of the Dutch Masters and the culture that spawned them by exploring and analysing its key ideas, institutions, personalities and history in the context of wider Dutch society.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roland Huntford
Publisher : Lane, Allen
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002270067

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The New Totalitarians by Roland Huntford Pdf

A portrait of the Social Democratic government of Sweden.

Author : Frits van Oostrom
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9789089640390

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The Netherlands in a Nutshell by Frits van Oostrom Pdf

Vijftig tijdperken, gebeurtenissen en personen die bepalend zijn geweest voor het beeld van de geschiedenis van Nederland vanaf de vroegste tijden tot heden.

Author : Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781541797727

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Which Country Has the World's Best Health Care? by Ezekiel J. Emanuel Pdf

The preeminent doctor and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel is repeatedly asked one question: Which country has the best healthcare? He set off to find an answer. The US spends more than any other nation, nearly $4 trillion, on healthcare. Yet, for all that expense, the US is not ranked #1 -- not even close. In Which Country Has the World's Best Healthcare? Ezekiel Emanuel profiles eleven of the world's healthcare systems in pursuit of the best or at least where excellence can be found. Using a unique comparative structure, the book allows healthcare professionals, patients, and policymakers alike to know which systems perform well, and why, and which face endemic problems. From Taiwan to Germany, Australia to Switzerland, the most inventive healthcare providers tackle a global set of challenges -- in pursuit of the best healthcare in the world.

Author : Frank J. Lechner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135907709

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The Netherlands by Frank J. Lechner Pdf

The Netherlands is the first concise, authored introduction available on the topic. The Netherlands has been a key entrepot in the world capitalist system for centuries, but because of relatively recent demographic changes, it has become symbolic of the clash of European and Islamic cultures. Perhaps the most secular nation in the world, it now houses a very large Islamic population. That population is the fruit of globalization, and how the Dutch have responded to this broad cultural shift tells us a great deal about the changing nature of national identity in the age of globalization. In particular, Frank Lechner explains how globalization calls forth very particularistic and localist responses. Along with providing a broad overview of the contemporary Netherlands, Lechner will focus on how globalization is generating new discourses, cultures, and state policies. Among other topics, the book will feature chapters on soccer culture, religion (and the lack thereof), the media, the welfare state, multiculturalism, and the Netherlands place in the larger European Union.

Author : Ryan Ver Berkmoes,Karla Zimmerman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1741049253

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Lonely Planet the Netherlands by Ryan Ver Berkmoes,Karla Zimmerman Pdf

Nobody knows the Netherlands like Lonely Planet and our 4th edition helps you uncover the secrets of this gently beautiful country. Cycle along the canals, past sand dunes, windmills, tulips and wild national parks. Reward yourself with warm appeltaart, then learn to swallow a raw herring without flinching. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Inspiring color section on the best of the Netherlands Selected coverage of the best walking, boating and cycling Green Index pointing to sustainable listings

Author : Emmeline Besamusca,Jaap Verheul
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048526093

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Discovering the Dutch by Emmeline Besamusca,Jaap Verheul Pdf

What are the most salient and sparking facts about the Netherlands? This updated edition of 'Discovering the Dutch'tackles the heart of the question of Dutch identity through a number of essential themes that span the culture, history and society of the Netherlands. Running the gamut from the Randstad to the Dutch Golden Age, from William of Orange to Anne Frank, this volume uses a series of vignettes written by academic experts in their fields to address historical and contemporary topics such as immigration, tolerance, and the struggle against water, as well as issues of culture - painting, literature, architecture, and design among them. All chapters are written by academic experts in their fields who have extensive experience in explaining the many features of Dutchness to a foreign audience. Each chapter comes to life in vignettes that illustrate characteristic historical figures or essential aspects in Dutch culture and society from William of Orange and Anne Frank to Dutch cheese and the inevitable coffeeshop.

Author : David Ormrod
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521819261

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The Rise of Commercial Empires by David Ormrod Pdf

A work of major importance for the economic history of both Europe and North America.

Author : Russell Shorto
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307275660

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Descartes' Bones by Russell Shorto Pdf

Sixteen years after René Descartes' death in Stockholm in 1650, a pious French ambassador exhumed the remains of the controversial philosopher to transport them back to Paris. Thus began a 350-year saga that saw Descartes' bones traverse a continent, passing between kings, philosophers, poets, and painters. But as Russell Shorto shows in this deeply engaging book, Descartes' bones also played a role in some of the most momentous episodes in history, which are also part of the philosopher's metaphorical remains: the birth of science, the rise of democracy, and the earliest debates between reason and faith. Descartes' Bones is a flesh-and-blood story about the battle between religion and rationalism that rages to this day. A New York Times Notable Book

Author : Paul State
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438199566

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A Brief History of the Netherlands, Second Edition by Paul State Pdf

A Brief History of the Netherlands, Second Edition provides a clear, lively, and comprehensive account of the history of the Netherlands from ancient times to the present day. It relates the central events that have shaped the country and details their significance in historical context, touching on all aspects of the history of the country, from political, international, and economic affairs to cultural and social developments. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and suggested reading, this accessible overview is ideal for the general reader. Coverage includes: From Early Settlements to Frankish Rule Political Strife and the Rise of Urban Life Wars of Religion and Emancipation Resplendent Republic Dynamo in Decline From Republic to Empire to Kingdom Building the Modern Nation-State Neutrality, Depression, and World War Reconstruction and Rebirth after World War II The Netherlands in the Twenty-first Century: the Triumphs and Trials of a Tolerant Society

Author : J. C. H. Blom,E. Lamberts
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845452728

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History of the Low Countries by J. C. H. Blom,E. Lamberts Pdf

The history of the smaller European countries is rather neglected in the teaching of European history at university level. We are therefore pleased to announce the publication of the first comprehensive history of the Low Countries - in English - from Roman Times to the present. Remaining politically and culturally fragmented, with its inhabitants speaking Dutch, French, Frisian, and German, the Low Countries offer a fascinating picture of European history en miniature. For historical reasons, parts of northern France and western Germany also have to be included in the "Low Countries," a term that must remain both broad and fluid, a convenient label for a region which has seldom, if ever, composed a unified whole. In earlier ages it as even more difficult to the region set parameters, again reflecting Europe as a whole, when tribes and kingdoms stretched across expanses not limited to the present states of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Nevertheless, its parts did demonstrate many common traits and similar developments that differentiated them from surrounding countries and lent them a distinct character. Internationally, the region often served both as a mediator for and a buffer to the surrounding great powers, France, Britain, and Germany; an important role still played today as Belgium and the Netherlands have increasingly become involved in the broader process of European integration, in which they often share the same interest and follow parallel policies. This highly illustrated volume serves as an ideal introduction to the rich history of the Low Countries for students and the generally interested reader alike.

Author : Anne Marie Rafferty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Medical care
ISBN : OCLC:1351230934

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Strengthening Health Systems Through Nursing by Anne Marie Rafferty Pdf