This advisory report was adopted by the Social and Economic Council on 20 June 2008. This report makes proposals for properly guiding the process of globalisation. It suggests ways to improve the position of the Netherlands in the globalisation process and to make that process fairer and more sustainable. The three key questions addressed in this advisory report are:
- What policy mix can the Netherlands/Europe Union use to prepare for the possible acceleration of the international specialisation process?
- How can we promote sustainable globalisation?
- How can we ensure that horizontal expansion and ancillary policy can lead to more countries and more people benefiting from the globalisation process?
The advisory report addresses these questions based on the broad concept of prosperity as defined by the Social and Economic Council. The purpose of this approach is to create a basis for sustainable development by achieving and maintaining a proper balance between people, planet and profit.
Table of content
- Subject and added value of advisory report (PDF, 81 kB)
- Analytical framework: policy challenges and policy scope (PDF, 192 kB)
- The Dutch policy mix as a response to the globalisation process (PDF, 245 kB)
- What Europe means for and within the context of globalisation (PDF, 157 kB)
- Making sustainable globalisation concrete: four ways (PDF, 226 kB)
- Better integration of development countries into the world economy (PDF, 77 kB)
- Final considerations (PDF, 49 kB)
Appendix: composition SER-committee globalisation (PDF, 48 kB)