Moving forward

Abstract

The economic recession is receiving continuous media attention worldwide yet what is essentially occurring today is a more general international crisis leading to unemployment, further social exclusion and anti-integration tendencies, to name only a few of the consequences. In times like these, argues the author, actions taken by individual nations to combat such issues are simply not enough. Although many people readily blame globalisation for their everyday problems, it may in fact be the much-needed solution to combat problems which are common to all states. Reinfeldt thus concludes that development in a number of fields can be achieved only by integrating different economies and cultures.