How the tortoise became a hare:On the initial sclerosis and ultimate modernisation of Dutch competition policy

Dutch economic policy making traditionally aims at consensus and cooperation between employers, trade unions and the government to find a balance between sustainable growth, a low level of unemployment and acceptable wage increases. In this so-called Polder Model, the different parties attempt to strike a balance between the freedom to negotiate legally on wages and working conditions, and the impact of these negotiations on economic and social goals. The Polder Model was also clearly evident in the Dutch policy towards cartelisation through much of the twentieth century. Cooperation and conse... Mehr ...