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A Country Planning its Change: Jaap Bakema and the Rise and Fall of the Dutch Welfare State

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Abstract

Discussion of the development of the Dutch welfare state and its spatial planning by way of close-reading the work of Jaap Bakema and his office Van den Broek and Bakema, in relation to the shift from socialism inspired planning ideas and the mixed economy of the Western European and Dutch welfare state, to the early beginnings of neo-liberalism. Based on a contribution to the seminar on welfare planning at the Sorbonne University
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlanning as a Welfare Project
Subtitle of host publicationInternational Models, Theories and Policies
EditorsDorian Bianco
Place of PublicationLausanne
PublisherPeter Lang
Pages59-78
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-0343-4845-4, 978-3-0343-4844-7
ISBN (Print)978-3-0343-4843-0
Publication statusPublished - 2026

Keywords

  • Welfare State
  • Urban Planning
  • Postwar Modernism
  • Postwar Architecture
  • Jaap Bakema
  • Architectural History
  • Architectural Theory

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