3HWHUYDQ/LHVKRXW5REHUW:HQW 0RQLTXH.UHPHU Less Pretension, More Ambition development policy in times of globalization AMSTERDAMA M S T E R D A M UNIVERSITYU N I V E R S I T Y PRESSP R E S S Less Pretension, More Ambition This book is based on a report that was published by The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). According to the Act of Establishment, it is the Council’s task to supply, on behalf of government policy, scientifically sound information on developments which may affect society in the long term, and to draw timely attention to likely anomalies and obstacles, to define major policy problems and to indicate policy alternatives. The Council draws up its own programme of work, after consultation with the Prime Minister, who also takes cognisance of the cabinet’s view on the proposed programme. The Council (2008-2012) has the following composition: prof. dr. J.A. Knottnerus (chairman) prof. dr. ir. M.B.A. van Asselt prof. dr. H.P.M. Knapen prof. dr. P.A.H. van Lieshout prof. dr. H.M. Prast prof. mr. J.E.M. Prins prof. dr. ir. G.H. de Vries prof. dr. P. Winsemius Executive director: dr. W. Asbeek Brusse Lange Vijverberg 4-5 P.O. Box 20004 2500 EA ’s-Gravenhage Tel. +31 70 356 46 00 Fax +31 70 356 46 85 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: http://www.wrr.nl SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY Less Pretension, More Ambition development policy in times of globalization Peter van Lieshout, Robert Went & Monique Kremer Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2010 Front cover illustration: © aleaimage Cover design: Studio Daniëls, The Hague Layout: Het Steen Typografie, Maarssen Translation: Andy Brown and Howard Turner isbn 978 90 8964 295 0 e-isbn 978 90 4851 388 8 nur 754 © wrr/Amsterdam University Press, The Hague/Amsterdam 2010 All rights reserved.