The History and Politics of the Netherlands
A kingdom by the sea that is characterised by the roaring lion and the falling petals of a tulip bulb. A place once revolved around the trade of agricultural products such as fish and meat production that has become an industrial empire among its surrounding sister nations. Throughout time the Kingdom of the Netherlands has been somewhat of an isolationist country but nonetheless has managed to keep a prominent place with its own rich history, bustling economy and extensive political influences.
With a history as rich as its signature dutch chocolate The Netherlands has been through many of its own struggles for identification as a country itself as well as in the protection of domestics from outside
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Throughout a period of world war the Netherlands was able to keep themselves out of an unprecedented scale of mass destruction by remaining neutral. As commonly known by those who drive in modern day times it is not simply an individual's own actions that they have to account for as those taken by others will also have grave effect on the outcome of their livelihood. Thus with this thought in mind such a situation was seen in the second World War in how Holland was invaded by German forces. Again the kingdom had to deal with outside occupation and suffered great losses from the rule of the Nazi regime.
In modern day times the Netherlands participates in many economic activities and ventures in order to further its own prominence in world trade. From tulips to booming industries Holland has been a part of several globalization promoting alliances such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European union. Later on the Dutch Republic even participated in the initial unification of Europe through a common currency now known as the Euro that started in
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The stimulus programs and bank bailouts, however, resulted in a government budget deficit of 5.3% of GDP in 2010 that contrasted sharply with a surplus of 0.7% in 2008. The government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte has since implemented significant austerity measures to improve public finances and has instituted broad structural reforms in key policy areas, including the labor market, the housing sector, the energy market, and the pension system.
Thus displaying to the world a country of prominence, wealth, business and relative economic security despite everything else that may be going on around it. Commonly today the integration of religion into politics is seen as a primitive form of rule. This concept of a separation of church and state being in conflict with early Dutch ideal. In fact there was such a deep connection between these two forms of human affiliation that certain laws were made that prohibited public worship of non-majority religions such as catholicism and threatened federal punishment for non compliance. This being a norm for such medieval civilizations that revolved on particular things alike to monarchical rule and religious organization. In contrast to past instances the Netherlandish government now
The only power the secular government should have are matters of “actions only, & not opinions.” These words echo that of Luther who believed that “... need no ruler ought to prevent anyone from teaching or believing what he pleases, whether Gospel or lies. It is enough if he prevents the teaching of sedition and rebellion (Luther, 22).” Two hundred years later, the influence of Luther’s theology and concept of the separation of Church and state influenced those who founded of the United States of America. This would then lead them to make the separation of Church and state the cornerstone of modern
Religion is a concept that controls the decisions in governing a country; however, many were overpowered to represent such religion they did not correspond with. In American history, the New World gave the people the fallacious promises to escape religious persecution. Nonetheless, having different beliefs caused war, diverse opinions in politics, the economy, and even slavery. The title of a religious leader was not used to respect God, but in a way to overpower civilians and deceive them.
These beliefs affected not just religion, but society and political relations to the the church and the
Jean Calvin also promoted religious tolerance in the Netherlands, where Calvinist leaders offered asylum to other persecuted religions such as Jews and Huguenots. Lastly, the separation of Church and state plays a key role in religious freedom because the two bodies must be separated in order for people to be able to choose their own faith. The Catholic Church wanted to control all aspects of government, but Luther and Calvin saw that what people needed was the ability to choose and practice their own beliefs, and this became the birth of religious
Fiscal policy: Given the breadth and depth of this recession, it was clear that the Treasury and the entire Obama administration had to take bold actions. In fact, right at the beginning, they were committed to a fiscal stimulus policy package which would be “substantial” enough to pull the economy out of the recession. The final stimulus package signed into law in 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, was totaled $787 billion including about one-third tax cuts and one-third aid for states and the unemployed. Of the rest, labor health and education investment got 8%, and infrastructure investment got about 7%. It also included a large amount of government money to
Unlike in modern North America, in many areas, there was relatively no separation of church and state. Puritan colonies, for example, held the belief that god blessed good societies and placed judgment upon those who were not, thus they sought to build Christian states (Goff & Harvey, 2004, pp. 11-12). In the New England colonies, in particular, the civil authorities were not only responsible for civil law enforcement but were additionally “responsible for maintaining religious orthodoxy” (Goff & Harvey, 2004, pp. 233-234). Moreover, those who questioned or rebelled against Puritanism found themselves penalized by the state by means of jailing, whipping, exile, or even execution (Goff & Harvey, 2004, p. 234). Although not all, a number of reigns either answered to or were heavily influenced by
In early American history, religion and government played pivotal roles and have continued to even today. However, the size of the roles religion and government have played have fluctuated in relation to each other. Religion had more sway over the government and the people in early American society, however today it has significantly less visible power over the government, it still holds influence over many of the people both as voters and officials, as well as legislation.
Under English rule they benefited and suffered alike. They were not allowed to trade and make their own products. In 1651, parliament passed a series of measures called the Navigation Acts. This was a move to keep the money away from the Dutch, and keep it circulating in
The Dutch Empire was successful because it became a great trading nation and commercial capital, containing many industries that traded with multiple nations around the world.
Religion was involved with many things in a person’s life. It affects things like social status, relationships, the economy, culture, and politics. The complex ideas of religion and politics have shaped societies. The Puritans have set their goal to make their society and way of living connected to God in every way, shape, and form. In the seventeenth century this standard to keep God by your side has deeply affected politics and lawmaking, and has even caused some people to be continuously persecuted. From the strength of their religious beliefs stemmed these radical ideas, which deeply affected lives in the 17th century. Though these ideas were a way of life at one point in time, if these ideas were applied to our government today the
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The fusion or separation of church (or in greater sense, religion) from the affairs of the state (nation) is an issue whose relative importance in any society cannot be overemphasized. This stems from the impact of having state affairs directly influenced by religious beliefs and practices in the case of the fusion of the state and religion. Better still the separation of the state from the clutches of religious beliefs has the propensity to significantly affect way of life as well as the rate of development in a society.
In politics, today, religion overlaps politics in many aspects. Considering that religion has become more open and in America, supposedly separated from church and state, one would be lead to believe that the progression has separated them entirely, at least in the United States. However, looking back at the Renaissance, one can only make the argument that religion has become less influential, but is still predominate. Such as in political factions, where people tend to agree with like-minded individuals creating parties.
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