In advance

How important is the world for the Netherlands?
Sometimes people say: the most important country for the Netherlands is foreign countries. Of old, the Netherlands has always focused strongly on foreign countries. This makes sense, for a small country needs various products that will have to be imported from abroad, in contrast to big countries, which usually have or can produce many more products themselves.

Related sites chapter 1

The situation in the International competition 'Nederland in de glastuinbouw (PDF)'.
All about productivity of labor in the Netherlands.