Wouter Van Dooren @woutervdooren.bsky.social · 06/12/2024And for public services, you need public employees. After the financial crisis of 2010, most countries cut back on employee compensation. Most countries also reinvested in the years after. But not Italy and Greece. 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 030
Wouter Van Dooren @woutervdooren.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Low levels of public sector employment often coincide with higher levels of outsourcing. The figure shows four Western European welfare states. 🇧🇪🇫🇷 versus 🇳🇱🇩🇪 020