Using in-depth analysis gathered over 15 years, this book closely analyzes the consequences of a wide variety of social and economic developments for social policies, offering theoretical and practical insights about their responsiveness.

Menno Fenger is associate professor in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on processes of policy change and institutional development in social policies. Martijn van der Steen is associate-dean and deputy-director of the Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB). His research topics include public strategy, anticipatory governance and network governance. Lieske van der Torre is academic teacher in Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is writing a Ph.D. about the management of sheltered work companies.