Synopsis

Are we undone by our own intricacy? Is the Netherlands spiraling towards ungovernability? Examine any government file, and it’s invariably stalled. While political maneuvering is often cited as the cause, a more fundamental factor remains largely unacknowledged: we have rendered everything excessively complicated. This is explored through conversations with writer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Abdeluheb Choho, director-general of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency; the international artist collective C