> Generally, productivity is a better match to a country's wealth than natural resources. It's not an either/or question. The natural resources are still the

> Generally, productivity is a better match to a country's wealth than natural resources. It's not an either/or question. The natural resources are still the foundation of the economy, even if you don't gather them directly yourself. And in the Netherlands I suspect a very important natural resource for the local economy is land. I don't have time for research at the moment but I would guess that simply to live in the Netherlands is very expensive.