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A 15 page paper. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the cultural, social, economic, and political developments in the Netherlands since the war. Specific developments are emphasized, including economic issues such as the country taking steps to reduce the unemployment rate dramatically below the rest of Europe; the actions with the EU and the transition to the euro coins and banknotes; the general feelings in the country during the 1998 election; the cooperative efforts of disparate groups to work towards the greater good of the country; the tolerance of euthanasia and the acceptance of homosexuality. These and other events have changed the culture and society of this country over the last fifty-plus years. The writer concludes that this monarchy is more democratic than most "democracies." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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15 pages (~225 words per page)
File: MM12_PGneth2.rtf
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the conventional long form of the name is Kingdom of the Netherlands and the conventional short form is Netherlands (CIA, 2001). This is a country that is under a
constitutional monarchy with 12 administrative provinces with a Queen and a Prime Minister who acts as the head of the government (CIA, 2001). There are no elections in terms of
the prime minister - the Queen appoints all ministers (CIA, 2001). There are political parties and numerous political pressure groups (CIA, 2001). There are Second Chamber elections and the leader
of the winning majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is typically appointed as prime minister by the monarch (CIA, 2001). The monarch, i.e., the Queen also appoints
the vice prime ministers appointed (CIA, 2001). Elections in the Netherlands are often vastly different than in other parts of the world, again, this is a reflection of the general
attitudes of the people. As an example, the election in 1998 was called dull compared to other elections in Europe: "The general election in the Netherlands on May 6th promises
to be the most mild-mannered-dont lets call it dull-parliamentary contest in Europe this decade" (The Economist, 1998). Wim Kok was the leader of the Labour Party and Kok was also
the Prime Minister (The Economist, 1998). His opponent was Frits Bolkestein from the Liberal party (The Economist, 1998). The two opponents and their respective parties had actually been getting along
with each other quite well for four years and the general consensus was that even the opposing party would prefer to leave things as they were with Kok
as Prime Minister (The Economist, 1998). Even the members of the countrys third largest party, the Christian Democratic Appeal, seemed to want the leadership to continue as it was (The
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