known for windmills tulips tall people and stealing the land from the sea the netherlands is among the top NUMBER_TOKEN biggest economies in the world and a gdp per capita of over NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN if you are dutch don't forget to share your opinions in the comment section below the geographic location of the country is both its best and worst feature best because it serves as a european trade hub worst because a quarter of the country is below sea levels but the country's non-stop battle against water has made it an expert in water management dredging and flood protection it is truly exceptional to see how the dutch managed all the delta works dams dikes and polders it's a story of remarkable engineering and human resilience from which the world could learn a lot considering the rising sea levels is a topic of concern for many countries the dutch are highly individualistic there is this topic that individualistic societies are more likely to gain economic success collectively but it's debatable on the other hand the government traditionally had a higher regulatory role in the economy the government's economic interventions were significantly reduced back in the NUMBER_TOKENs when market economy was professed worldwide this resulted in considerable privatization as well as the restructuring of welfare programs nonetheless it remains highly regulated but still a market economy in fact it is arguably often referred to as the birthplace of modern capitalism forget about amazon apple google and so on back in the NUMBER_TOKENth century the dutch east india company also known as the voc was the most valuable company of all times it did commit many atrocities and misused its powers with colonialism nonetheless it formalized many modern day economic principles that serves as a blueprint for modern era corporations it was not until the late NUMBER_TOKENs that they were replaced by the british as the world's leading trading nation the tradition of being merchants and traders carries on as the country's economy continues to be highly dependent on foreign trade but there are many lessons one could learn from the economic history of the netherlands
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