Dutch Economy

Yes, again, since my mom is leaving for Netherlands so I did a little research on the Netherlands economy.
And, yes, again, according to Wikipedia (I really use Wikipedia a lot), Netherlands is the 17th largest economy of the world. Between 1996 and 2000, its annual economic GDP growth was steady and well above the other European countries. But during 2001 and 2005, the economy slowed down, recovered a bit in 1006 and 1007. Then it was hit hard by the global financial crisis. Currently, Netherlands is in recession again. One thing that is good to know is that the Dutch labor regulations is strict. It has certain rules on firing employees (for some reason, the rules only focus on "firing workers"). However, as the Dutch government stresses the importance of economic interest, Netherlands social spending also requires more attention.