In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
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Inleiding bij het dossier Energie en democratie |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 2 2020 |
Auteurs | Dr. Tamara Metze en Dr. Claartje Brons |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 4 2019 |
Auteurs | Dr. Duco Bannink en Dr. Eric van der Hijden |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 4 2019 |
Auteurs | Dr. Wink de Boer |
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De aanpak van belastingontwijking door de EU: gerichte maatregelen zonder structurele verandering. |
Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 1 2019 |
Trefwoorden | Tax, EU/European Union, Corporate taxation, Tax avoidance, Tax policy |
Auteurs | Indra Römgens |
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According to the outgoing European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici, the European Union (EU) has made more progress in tackling tax avoidance and evasion in the last five years than in the twenty years before that. This article argues that although several targeted measures have indeed been adopted, such as automatic exchange of tax rulings and limitations on interest deductions, this has not led to a structural change in EU corporate tax policies, nor in underlying power relations. The article discusses the politics of a number of recent policy developments related to tax avoidance and evasion by transnational corporations. It argues that the adoption of targeted measures, and the simultaneous stalling of more comprehensive approaches – in terms of tax transparency or a common consolidated corporate tax base – can be explained by recent tax controversies, international politics, and the dynamics within and between EU institutions. Particular attention is paid to the role of the European Parliament that is formally limited, but still houses progressive forces that have continuously pushed for a clampdown on tax avoidance. Finally, the article pleads for more transparent EU decision-making, specifically concerning discussions with and within the Council, in order to improve the democratic legitimacy of EU corporate tax policies and processes. |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Housing, Financialization, Private investors, Buy-to-let, Private rent |
Auteurs | Jelke Bosma MSc, Dr. Cody Hochstenbach, Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez e.a. |
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In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Private rental market, Buy-to-let, Welfare state, Pensions, Self-employment |
Auteurs | Dr. Barend Wind |
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During the last ten years, the private rental sector in the Netherlands has experienced a rapid growth. In the larger cities, this sector grew with 30 percent, mainly as a result of the large amount of private persons operating as small scale landlords (buy-to-let). This article reflects on the findings of a recent report on the nature of the buy-to-let sector in the Netherlands, carried out by Manuel Aalbers, Jelke Bosma, Rodrigo Fernandez and Cody Hochstenbach. This takes their findings as a starting point, and positions the Dutch private rental sector in an internationally comparative perspective. Furthermore, this article explains the rise of the buy-to-let sector not just from a housing market point of view, but from a welfare state perspective. In different European countries, the private rental sector plays a different role in the housing market, which impacts on the availability and affordability of housing in urban areas. Moreover, rental income for buy-to-let or small-scale private landlords can be seen as part of the provision of welfare. For some it is a pension arrangement, for others a speculative investment. This article reflects on the policy recommendations that Aalbers cum suis propose in their report. To what extent are their proposals able to increase the availability and affordability of housing, without undermining the livelihood of landlords for whom the rental incomes function as social security arrangement? |
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Tijdschrift | Beleid en Maatschappij, Aflevering 3 2018 |
Trefwoorden | Buy-to-let, House price bubbles, Private rental sector, Housing policy, International trends |
Auteurs | Dr. ir. Maartje Martens |
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The Socialist Party commissioned this academic study into the scale and impact of the recent rise of buy-to-let transactions in Dutch urban housing markets. The study focusses, however, on the rise of private rental housing. This definition of buy-to-let is challenged in this review, as is the impact of the recent rise of buy-to-let on the Dutch owner occupied housing market. |