Cultural policy in the Netherlands : edition 2006 / [compiled by: Hanneloes Weeda ; edited by: Cas Smithuijsen]

Foreword -- Introduction -- I. Cultural policy in the Netherlands: an introduction: 1.1 Main principles of cultural policy in the Netherlands ; 1.2 The development of public administration in the cultural sector ; 1.3 Overall description of the system -- II The Netherlands: a political and socio-economic outline: 2.1 Geography and language ; 2.2 Population and demography ; 2.3 The organisation of government ; 2.4 Politics and society ; 2.5 Economic and social trends ; 2.6 Education -- III. The cultural policy framework: from past to present: 3.1 Historical outline: The sixteenth to the nineteenth century ; From 1850 to 1917 ; From 1918 to 1940 – a pillarised society ; Occupation and liberation (1940-1946) The post-war welfare state ; From 1980 to the present day ; 3.2 Basic ingredients of Dutch cultural policy ; 3.3 Administrative framework ; 3.4 Financial framework -- IV The policy areas: cultural heritage; media, literature and libraries; the arts: 4.1 Cultural heritage ; 4.2 Media, literature and libraries ; 4.3 The arts -- V. Trans-sectoral policy themes: 5.1 Recent cultural policy documents ; 5.2 Urban/regional dynamics ; 5.3 International cultural policy ; 5.4 Cultural outreach and participation ; 5.5 Culture and School ; 5.6 Culture and economy ; 5.7 Cultural diversity ; 5.8 Culture and ICT ; 5.9 Canon and Museum for National History -- Annex: Cultural consumption and participation -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography/ website addresses