It seems to me that you'd want to strike a balance between the conservative Dutch approach of "watchful waiting" and the more interventionist style seen in the U.S. (tho, I've witnessed firsthand in the U.S. that more watchful approach,
but it comes off, instead, as lazy instead of a well thought-out way of doing things).
Countries like Germany and Sweden, in particular, seem to offer a well-balanced approach that avoids the pitfalls of both extremes.