Enabling and disabling: disability in the British and Dutch construction sectors

Linda Clarke, Marc van der Meer, Cecilie Bingham, Elisabeth Michielsens and Sue Miller

Construction Management and Economics, 2009, vol. 27, issue 6, 555-566

Abstract: Though the British and Dutch approaches to disability in the construction sector exhibit common features, Britain tends towards a capabilities model compared with the Netherlands which is closer to a social model. The construction sector is considerably more regulated in the Netherlands but is in both countries highly disabling and exclusive. Sector-specific disabling and enabling factors and policy measures were investigated in the two countries with a view to identifying which policies might facilitate labour market participation. The investigation was based on interviews using similar questionnaires with key stakeholders, firms and disabled employees and a focus group. Policy in each country addresses the nature of exclusion in different ways. The conclusion drawn is that a sector-specific approach is needed if disability policy in Britain is to be more in tune with the social model—as apparent from the comparison with the Netherlands.

Keywords: Disability; health and safety; UK; Netherlands; discrimination; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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