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As Thomas pointed out in a comment in a previous blog post of mine, aid to the third world is not working as many want, or even believe it does. He wrote; “Aid and trade blocks have been used systematically by the west to keep foreign markets down and protect own industry. Yet it has [...]

“Fremskrittspartiet” is Norway’s biggest political parti. 32 % of all Norwegians support them according to a new poll. Siv Jensen the Current leader of Frp. is uneasy about this and so am I. I remember a few years back when the previous leader, Carl I Hagen came to my little town Askim, and held a [...]

Life in Africa A recent article in the Economist writes that matters might not be getting better in Africa, than claimed and hoped for. Here is one claim from the article. “the regional figure for government effectiveness has deteriorated some 17%, as has regulatory quality and the control of corruption. Africa’s performance as regards rule [...]

Fremskrittspartiet It is alarming to see that “Fremskrittspartiet” has slowly become the biggest political party in Norway. more that 30 % of the Norwegian population would vote for them according to a recent poll. “Fremskrittspartiet” or “the Progress Party” is a populist, liberalistic party committed to tax reduction, free market economics and deregulation of the [...]

“We in Norway have won the Lottery both in the morning and evening. We are born in a country with no epidemics, without hunger, without any crises, with good neighbors and with the fish in the sea. And on top of it all, we found oil.” Jan Egeland critizizing Norwegians who complain about high gas [...]

Top ten 2008 Media (like Norwegian aftenposten or, Swedish dagens industri) all over the world have commented on the fact that “skytrax” once again have voted the top 10 best airports in the world. This year the list was as follows: 1. Hong Kong 2. Singapore Changi 3. Seoul Incheon 4. Kuala Lumpur KLIA 5. [...]

The Danish poet is a fantastic little piece of film history. This is a Norwegian/Canadian production that won an Oscar for best short subjects animation. Can we trace the chain of events that leads to our own birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter? The narrator of The Danish Poet considers these [...]

The Nobel Lecture given by The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2006, Muhammad Yunus (Oslo, December 10, 2006) Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honorable Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Grameen Bank and I are deeply honoured to receive this most prestigious of awards. We are thrilled and overwhelmed by this honour. [...]