6.1 A prosperous country

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6.1 A prosperous country

After WWII

* Reconstruction

*Recovery difficult -> shortages of food, fuel and money

* Succesful recovery within 5 years

- Great efforts population

- Marshall Plan

- Low wages

Dutch economy started to grow further

* Fast Recovery

* Natural gas field discoverd 1959

* Switch coal -> gas

* Profit from selling abroad

* 3 consequences

1. Able to invest in infrastructure

* Roads and railways

* Construction of the Delta Works -> large dykes that protect Zeeland and South Holland

2. A Consumer society developed

* 1960

* Incomes rose

* Luxury goods

3. Factory work disappeared to countries with lower wages

* Service Industries

* Office employees

* Hotel and restaurant sector

Start of a welfare state

= Society in which the government takes care of those who cannot take care of themselfs

* Eldery, ill and unemployed

*Prevent Poverty

Questions

1.  Write down at least 3 rights that make the Netherlands a welfare state

Rights

* AOW -> General Old Age Pension Act

* Child benefits for families

* General Social Assistance Act -> minimum income from the state

Assignments portfolio

The assignment is in teams