At the national level, new balances must be struck between the efficiency of compet- itive markets, the legal and regulatory frameworks that only governments can pro- vide, the investments to enhance the capa- bilities of all and the provision of social safety nets for those with unequal access to the markets. Balances between the compul- sions of today and the needs of tomorrow, between private initiative and public action, between individual greed and social com- passion are sorely needed for this purpose