The Netherlands used to be a swamp. I almost forgot. Dikes and pumps keep the ground dry, allowing us to live here. So, we need to keep pumping, building, and earning a lot of money. At least, those who already had money. Meanwhile, the swamp is trying to be heard. But we do not listen, because slowly something extraordinary became normal, and landpolitics widens the gap between those with and those without. How can we break free from short-term thinking in area development and develop a land policy in which financial instruments, ownership structures, and responsibilities contribute to public values?
Economic transition: the costs and benefits of (in)action
What does an economy look like that focuses not on GDP growth, but on well-being, ecology and justice?
What is needed to achieve this sustainable economy and how is our current economic system holding back these changes?
We are exploring these questions from a practical perspective as part of the program: ‘Economic transition: the costs and benefits of (in)action’. Together with partners from academia, the professional sector, government and social movements, we are working to shape this transition, set it in motion and anchor it. In doing so, we actively apply knowledge in practice to bring about a transformation of our current economic system.