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In recent decades, Dutch society, just like the rest of Western Europe, has been confronted with globalization, Europeanisation, economic restructuring, rapid technological innovation, first steps on the way towards the so-called knowledge society or knowledge economy, ongoing processes of individualization and societal pluriformity. These developments and changes pose major challenges to government.
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van Heffen, O., Kickert, W., Thomassen, J. (2000). Introduction: Multi-Level and Multi-Actor Governance. In: van Heffen, O., Kickert, W.J.M., Thomassen, J.J.A. (eds) Governance in Modern Society. Library of Public Policy and Public Administration, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9486-8_1
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