Mutations to the Polder Model: Critical Reflections on ‘Exceptionalism’ and Continuity in the Low Countries
In this review of the book Nederland en het poldermodel [The Netherlands and the Polder Model], the idea that the ‘polder model’ dates from the medieval principalities in the Low Countries is qualified. It is argued that the coupling of the plea for continuity and the focus on one area causes probl...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Journals
2014-03-01
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| Series: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review |
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| Online Access: | https://bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view/6216 |