Editing Polder model (section)

==Other uses==
The term polder model and especially the verb ''polderen'' ("to polder") has been used pejoratively by some politicians to describe the slow decision-making process where all parties have to be heard. The model flourished under the [[Purple coalition (government)|purple coalition]] governments of Prime Minister [[Wim Kok]], a coalition including the traditional rivals the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] (a [[social-democratic]] party, whose colour is red) and the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] ([[conservative liberalism|conservative liberals]], whose colour is blue). In the declining economic climate of the early 21st century, the model came under fierce attack particularly from [[right-wing]] politicians and [[Pim Fortuyn]] in his book entitled ''[[De puinhopen van acht jaar Paars]]'' (''The Wreckage of Eight Years Purple'').