{"id":1161,"date":"2025-10-02T04:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/inclusive-economy-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:03:11","slug":"inclusive-economy-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusive Economy Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left blog content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"banner-fade\" class=\"block\">\n<ul class=\"bjqs noside\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inclusive Economy blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/149552-6-eng-gb\/inclusive-economy-blog_carousel.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text intro_highlight\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInclusive Economy blog<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t     Editor&#8217;s blog<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Editor Evert-jan Quak comments and reflects on new research, publications, blog posts, conferences and current affairs in the field of inclusive and sustainable economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pubDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<p class=\"right\"> | June 21, 2025<\/p>\n\n-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blog-description\" class=\"popup readmore\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\" title=\"Inclusive Economy blog\"><strong>&#x25b6;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-description\" class=\"hide\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"><b>How economics can help solve global crises and build sustainable and inclusive societies.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The Broker&nbsp; <i>believes the world needs new, multidisciplinary global economic strategies. These strategies will shift the focus from the pursuit of endless growth, to creating a sustainable, inclusive economy that safeguards human well-being.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">In recent years, the notion of a \u2018green economy\u2019 has become a central focus in policy debates. This will reach a climax at next year\u2019s Rio+20 Summit. A green economy carries the promise of a new economic growth paradigm that is friendly to the earth\u2019s ecosystems and can also help alleviate poverty. From that perspective, the concept of a green economy is compatible with the older concept of sustainable development. But The Broker prefers using a similar, yet subtly different term: inclusive economics. The subtle difference lies in the fact that inclusive economy focuses also on the human wellbeing in general and more specifically on collective social issues such as living wages, social protection, and health and security measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The concept of inclusive economics goes beyond the technological green solutions and focuses on changing our behaviour and establishing sustainable and social consumption and production patterns. That is the challenge. To make economic decisions today that take into account the human wellbeing of future generations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">One of the main tasks for economists, therefore, is to inspire all participants in the economy \u2013 multinational companies, small and medium enterprises, governments and consumers \u2013 to change their harmful patterns of production and consumption. This requires global governance. It requires the leadership of front-running countries and institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The 700-page 2006 Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change revealed the complexity of the challenge \u2013 and that only focused on climate change. The dilemma of how to finance the transition to an inclusive and sustainable economy, has not been solved yet either. The 2011 report by the United Nations Environment Programme, Towards a Green Economy , shows that reallocating investments into a green economy may lead to slower potential economic growth on the short term, as renewable natural resources are replenished, but that it will result in faster economic growth in the long run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The Broker will publish articles and special reports, and moderate online discussions on the question of how to make the transformation to a global sustainable and inclusive economy. These discussions will focus on issues such as climate compatible development, redeveloping the gross domestic product as a standard for measuring well-being, ecosystem valuation, the use of our limited natural resources and social protection models. Other issues that will be raised are the use of environmental and social regulations as a tool for the transition to an inclusive economy. Some might argue that these regulations are a new form of protectionism as a global inclusive economy will have a huge impact on trade and investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The search for a sustainable and inclusive economy is an academic and political exercise. It has meanwhile become a staple on policy makers\u2019 agendas that will come to a climax in 2012 with the Rio +20 Summit. The challenge for this theme page is to bridge the gap between academia and policy making to help develop a global vision and new economic strategies that can solve global crises and set the agenda to achieve sustainable and inclusive societies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Inclusive Economy blog\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/precarious-work-a-concern-for-the-well-off\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/sandbox\/precarious-work-a-concern-for-the-well-off\/783769-2-eng-gb\/precarious-work-a-concern-for-the-well-off_column.jpg\" alt=\"Precarious work:  a concern for the well off\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/precarious-work-a-concern-for-the-well-off\/\">Precarious work:  a concern for the well off<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t11 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tLinking precarious work to the debate on income inequality shows that precarious work not only affects the \u2018losers\u2019 of globalization, but also the \u2018winners\u2019.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/precarious-work-a-concern-for-the-well-off\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/an-inclusive-future-demands-political-courage\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/an-inclusive-future-demands-political-courage\/496651-1-eng-gb\/an-inclusive-future-demands-political-courage_column.jpg\" alt=\"An inclusive future demands political courage\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/an-inclusive-future-demands-political-courage\/\">An inclusive future demands political courage<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19 June 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tTo achieve inclusive development the European Union (EU) needs to reframe its economic policy and reconsider politically sensitive issues.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/an-inclusive-future-demands-political-courage\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/financing-the-low-carbon-economy\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/financing-the-low-carbon-economy\/409935-1-eng-gb\/financing-the-low-carbon-economy_column.jpg\" alt=\"Financing the low carbon economy\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/financing-the-low-carbon-economy\/\">Financing the low carbon economy<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 April 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tMany trillions of US dollars are needed quickly to finance the investments for a low carbon economy. Where to find the capital and investors, what keeps them away from investing in more sustainable initiatives. Ingrid Holmes (E3G) spoke about that&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/financing-the-low-carbon-economy\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/development-strategies-start-with-small-scale-farming\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/images\/381197-1-eng-gb\/development-strategies-start-with-small-scale-farming_column.jpg\" alt=\"Development strategies start with small-scale farming\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/development-strategies-start-with-small-scale-farming\/\">Development strategies start with small-scale farming<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 April 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe final report of the Tracking Development project concludes that successful development strategies focus on small-scale farmers and give them and small entrepreneurs the freedom and protection to build on a future rather than on industrialisation.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/development-strategies-start-with-small-scale-farming\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/the-broker-is-back\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"The Broker is back!\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/the-broker-is-back\/\">The Broker is back!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe Broker is back! For the past month, our editorial team has been working hard to put together a&nbsp;Dossier on Inequality, which we are launching today.&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/the-broker-is-back\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/rio-20-s-unsexy-governance-agenda\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/rio-20-s-unsexy-governance-agenda\/174126-1-eng-gb\/rio-20-s-unsexy-governance-agenda_column.jpg\" alt=\"Rio+20\u2019s unsexy governance agenda\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/rio-20-s-unsexy-governance-agenda\/\">Rio+20\u2019s unsexy governance agenda<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26 October 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe latest Policy Brief of the Earth System Governance Project &#8211; a ten years research initiative, which is sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and the United Nations University&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/rio-20-s-unsexy-governance-agenda\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/trade-negotiations-limit-re-regulation-of-financial-markets\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/images\/168542-1-eng-gb\/trade-negotiations-limit-re-regulation-of-financial-markets_column.jpg\" alt=\"Trade negotiations limit re-regulation of financial markets\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/trade-negotiations-limit-re-regulation-of-financial-markets\/\">Trade negotiations limit re-regulation of financial markets<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20 September 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tLast week I had the opportunity to speak with Myriam Vander Stichele, a dedicated senior researcher at the Amsterdam-based Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations. She spoke about this week\u2019s WTO Public Forum discussing \u201cSeeking answers&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/trade-negotiations-limit-re-regulation-of-financial-markets\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/challenges-of-changing-today-s-economic-practices-and-responsibilities\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/images\/167012-1-eng-gb\/challenges-of-changing-today-s-economic-practices-and-responsibilities_column.jpg\" alt=\"Challenges of changing today\u2019s economic practices and responsibilities\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/challenges-of-changing-today-s-economic-practices-and-responsibilities\/\">Challenges of changing today\u2019s economic practices and responsibilities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 September 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tProbably you already have noticed that The Broker started a project called the \u201cBellagio Initiative: living well in the 21st century\u201d. This is mainly an online debate on a series of questions related to the promotion of human wellbeing in general,&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/challenges-of-changing-today-s-economic-practices-and-responsibilities\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/how-excessive-inequality-undermines-democracy\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/how-excessive-inequality-undermines-democracy\/155623-1-eng-gb\/how-excessive-inequality-undermines-democracy_column.jpg\" alt=\"How excessive inequality undermines democracy\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/inclusive-economy-blog\/how-excessive-inequality-undermines-democracy\/\">How excessive inequality undermines democracy<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tEngland has been in the grip of looting, rioting and vandalism during the past days. 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