‘Inclusiveness’ has become a buzzword, particularly in development economics. But how can we create a more inclusive economy and what obstacles lie in the way? These are the questions that The Broker’s ‘Spurring economic transition‘ debate addresses.  

Spurring economic transition is about building a global economic model that is durable, is aimed at more than just economic growth, and seeks to involve those who are currently excluded in a participatory way. Such economic transformation might be needed in all countries – developed, emerging, and developing.

The Broker aims to provide an overview of the lessons learned from efforts to transform the economy in such a way, all over the world. We bring together diverging approaches on how to effectively and structurally evoke this change by connecting the knowledge of academics, policy-makers, practitioners and entrepreneurs.

The debate focuses on the following questions:

Assuming that the goal is to transform the global, regional and local economy in such a way that well-being for all is more important than growth rates:

1. How could this be done?

2. What hinders this economic transformation?

3. How can such an economic transformation be structurally incorporated into policy at national, regional and global level?

The Broker warmly invites everyone to participate in the online debate and to share knowledge and ideas on the issues mentioned. Please send us your contribution at [email protected]. We also invite you to comment on the blog posts that have already been published in the debate.