
doi: 10.57086/deshima.358
Ordoliberalism provides an economic framework with a strong emphasis on strict fiscal management and the state setting the optimal conditions under which the free market can reach its full potential. Ordoliberalism originated in Germany and played a role in its successful pre-war economic recovery. According to some scholars, ordoliberalism was an influential force in shaping the European institutions and regulations through the influence Germany has on EU policymaking. However, as such certain European policies might fit the social-economic structure of the Protestant North better than the social-economic background of the South. The literature review shows that this cleavage became especially apparent during the European debt crisis. In this research, a potential European North-South divide is addressed through an analysis of ordoliberal ideals on the position of Dutch political parties. This is done through an analysis of their position on the third economic readjustment programme for Greece and the European plans to counter the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The conclusion of this analysis indicates that there seems to be an ordoliberal influence within the aforementioned debates; but that this might have developed along party lines rather than along a European North-South divide.
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