First I would like to thank my friends Michael and Mark that I have recommended a formatting issue last post sent by e-mail.
We come to us. As you can guess from the title, Scandinavia is also well archived, but not quite. The last days were spent in Oslo, Scandinavian, pretty busy, but a little 'less ordered in Stockholm. But that's not what I want to talk, but some aspects of welfare: social policy to compare our (Italian) to Norway. Start
Norway: stable and respected member the international community, hesitant potential member of the EU, with immigration a major problem with the 8 .9% of the population born overseas, is afraid to change their famously relaxed way of life to remain competitive especially in the context of international economics in the light of the recent economic crisis.
Recently some newspapers stood out as the Oslo most expensive city in the world, I agree.
Apparently it is well known that the Norwegians have a social security system among the most comprehensive in world history, including health care and free higher education, generous pensions and unemployment benefits and they define themselves as
"Social Europe more egalitarian "and have a great family culture as evidenced by the numerous sculptures of Vigeland (photo)
Oil: maybe someone will remember a movie dell''87 with Gerry Cala entitled" Under zero ", in which an Italian Norwegian moved up a platform to gain a bit 'of money and then open a bar in Italy. Well, this image of Norway, rich and willing to offer well-paying job even foreigners was not always so, but only since the '60s when they were discovered rich deposits of the North Sea. Norway is the leading West-European oil imports, with about 3 million barrels per day (1.09 billion per year). It is also the third largest exporter after Saudi Arabia and Russia. In the Norwegian oil represents about 52% of exports and 25% of GDP. 80,000 Norwegian workers are in fact engaged in this field. The oil saved them from a great economic crisis procured from World War II, forcing them to food rationing introduced during the war until 1952, in a few words were very similar to the countries of eastern Europe in the seventies and eighties. Then things change and at the end of the '60s went from Norway was Europe's poorest to one of the richest in the world.
The changes are immediately noticeable: in the early '70s was established a welfare system for families and to provide a salary mothers, guaranteeing women the opportunity to stay at home without depending on that of her husband, the fertility rate is very high, 1.81 children per family, the second in Europe only the French (in Italy we are at 1.4 children per family!), government and schools are charged for each state school spending to support (overtly discouraging private schools!) and even university education is free.
But Norway is not just the usual country that bases its economy on oil is concerned about the day when they will be exhausted, after having invested in infrastructure, to clear the debt, in 1996 the Norwegian Government has established the "pension fund government, "aimed at safeguarding the welfare of future generations of Norwegians, setting aside funds to provide for the health care costs, social security and pension in Norway. The fund is already $ 300 billion (2006 data) and continues to rise. E ' and an investment fund managers can only invest abroad to avoid overheating the domestic economy, in practice, have a slice of the world, but also have a very strict code of ethics that requires not invest in countries accused of human rights violations (guilty conscience for oil, the Norwegians actually feel a bit 'to blame for all this money!).
The effects can be seen: in addition to roads almost flawless, welfare incriticabile, mothers with prams a bit 'everywhere, there is a great worship and respect for women and foreigners in general.
And we see now in Italy: ........ ma!
I leave you to reflect on these "subtle differences". Of course, we Italians obviously do not have the oil, but certainly a lot of things could be improved from real social policies on the family, as a country like France, which bases its economy on oil, it has a fertility rate very high.
think about it.
We come to us. As you can guess from the title, Scandinavia is also well archived, but not quite. The last days were spent in Oslo, Scandinavian, pretty busy, but a little 'less ordered in Stockholm. But that's not what I want to talk, but some aspects of welfare: social policy to compare our (Italian) to Norway. Start
Norway: stable and respected member the international community, hesitant potential member of the EU, with immigration a major problem with the 8 .9% of the population born overseas, is afraid to change their famously relaxed way of life to remain competitive especially in the context of international economics in the light of the recent economic crisis.
Recently some newspapers stood out as the Oslo most expensive city in the world, I agree.
Apparently it is well known that the Norwegians have a social security system among the most comprehensive in world history, including health care and free higher education, generous pensions and unemployment benefits and they define themselves as
"Social Europe more egalitarian "and have a great family culture as evidenced by the numerous sculptures of Vigeland (photo) Oil: maybe someone will remember a movie dell''87 with Gerry Cala entitled" Under zero ", in which an Italian Norwegian moved up a platform to gain a bit 'of money and then open a bar in Italy. Well, this image of Norway, rich and willing to offer well-paying job even foreigners was not always so, but only since the '60s when they were discovered rich deposits of the North Sea. Norway is the leading West-European oil imports, with about 3 million barrels per day (1.09 billion per year). It is also the third largest exporter after Saudi Arabia and Russia. In the Norwegian oil represents about 52% of exports and 25% of GDP. 80,000 Norwegian workers are in fact engaged in this field. The oil saved them from a great economic crisis procured from World War II, forcing them to food rationing introduced during the war until 1952, in a few words were very similar to the countries of eastern Europe in the seventies and eighties. Then things change and at the end of the '60s went from Norway was Europe's poorest to one of the richest in the world.
The changes are immediately noticeable: in the early '70s was established a welfare system for families and to provide a salary mothers, guaranteeing women the opportunity to stay at home without depending on that of her husband, the fertility rate is very high, 1.81 children per family, the second in Europe only the French (in Italy we are at 1.4 children per family!), government and schools are charged for each state school spending to support (overtly discouraging private schools!) and even university education is free.
But Norway is not just the usual country that bases its economy on oil is concerned about the day when they will be exhausted, after having invested in infrastructure, to clear the debt, in 1996 the Norwegian Government has established the "pension fund government, "aimed at safeguarding the welfare of future generations of Norwegians, setting aside funds to provide for the health care costs, social security and pension in Norway. The fund is already $ 300 billion (2006 data) and continues to rise. E ' and an investment fund managers can only invest abroad to avoid overheating the domestic economy, in practice, have a slice of the world, but also have a very strict code of ethics that requires not invest in countries accused of human rights violations (guilty conscience for oil, the Norwegians actually feel a bit 'to blame for all this money!).
The effects can be seen: in addition to roads almost flawless, welfare incriticabile, mothers with prams a bit 'everywhere, there is a great worship and respect for women and foreigners in general.
And we see now in Italy: ........ ma!
I leave you to reflect on these "subtle differences". Of course, we Italians obviously do not have the oil, but certainly a lot of things could be improved from real social policies on the family, as a country like France, which bases its economy on oil, it has a fertility rate very high.
think about it.
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