Editing Christian Democratic Appeal (section)

=== Economic issues ===
==== Role of the government ====
Following the principles of distributed responsibility, CDA has always focused on a "responsible society", where intervention by the government should be limited. To achieve this, CDA cherishes [[civil society]]. In its 1977 election manifesto, it ascertained that Dutch society was not yet a real responsible society, and that the government should help society achieve this. In the 1980s, CDA concluded that the government spending levels were unsustainable and focused on budgets cuts and reducing the [[welfare state]]. In the 1990s, its confidence in and expectations of society grew, as well in the responsibility of individual citizens. Notable reforms in this direction have been the privatisation of the [[housing association]]s in 1994 and the healthcare reform in 2006.{{sfn|Voerman|2011|pp=117-123}}

==== Environment ====
CDA supports the protection of the environment based on the principle of stewardship. It aims to reconcile the protection of the environment with economic growth, although the latter often prevailed.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=Het einde van de groene consensus?|url=https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/209833/209833.pdf|title=Jaarboek Parlementaire Geschiedenis 2019. Natuur, milieu, klimaat.|first1=Marij|last1=Leenders|first2=Wim|last2=Van Meurs|language=nl|editor-first1=Carla|editor-last1=Van Baalen|editor-first2=Jan Willem|editor-last2=Brouwer|editor-first3=Tom-Jan|editor-last3=Meeus|editor-first4=Johan|editor-last4=Van Merriënboer|editor-first5=Joris|editor-last5=Oddens|editor-first6=Jan|editor-last6=Ramakers|publisher=Boom|place=Amsterdam|year=2019|isbn=978-90-244-3037-6}}</ref>