1.3 Towards Speeding Up and Multiplicity of Transitions

The Economy

To develop a sustainable society, it is essential to invest in a sustainable economy, particularly in view of the huge budget cuts of recent years and the amoral behavior of bankers. Rotmans identifies three levels:

  • The financial, banking, and debt crisis. Financial supervision with regulations for the financial markets and a morally-driven attitude towards companies and consumers;
  • The relationship between market, government, and cooperation. A free market is no longer the best solution for a number of markets in Holland. Only the telecoms market seems to be able to handle free competition well but it does require a regulator;
  • Virtues, standards, and values for the economy and for society.