1. Commitment to a free-market economy,
2. Encouragement of private sector investment,
3. Creation of an enabling environment,
4. Governance in the national interest,
5. Commitment to the rule of law, and
6. Establishment of economic foundation for democracy.[7]
Over successive Economic Summits, this economic philosophy formed the basis of reform proposals culminating in several National Development Agendas. The National Stakeholder Consensus was that there was a need for a National Vision.