la gran siete
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It certainly the one that appeals to me most a social democrat state which has:
a) the second highest GDP per capita in the world
b)The second wealthiest nation in monetary value in the world
c)It has a VERY low Gini coefficient which means that the gap between the highest and lowest paid is lower than most nations
d)It runs a mixed economy,a prosperous capitalist welfare state featuring a combination of free market activity and large state ownership in certain key sectors
e)It has a very low unemployment rate
f)The hourly productivity levels, as well as average hourly wages in Norway are among the highest in the world
g) it has an excellent free health care system
h) 46 weeks paid parental leave
I) a first class education system paid by the state
Sounds .like my kind of country and what i like about it most is the fact a government ,backed by the unions,can take action against ANY company that it has a stake in should it over pay its executives, by simply removing them.It seems that Norwegians will not tolerate excessive executive pay aware because it leads to inflation.Last year there were few cases where executive pay went up by 16.3% whilst average worker wages only went up by 4.3% .This caused a great deal of resentment as well it might.
Its only flaw is a refusal to join the EU but i believe in time they will
a) the second highest GDP per capita in the world
b)The second wealthiest nation in monetary value in the world
c)It has a VERY low Gini coefficient which means that the gap between the highest and lowest paid is lower than most nations
d)It runs a mixed economy,a prosperous capitalist welfare state featuring a combination of free market activity and large state ownership in certain key sectors
e)It has a very low unemployment rate
f)The hourly productivity levels, as well as average hourly wages in Norway are among the highest in the world
g) it has an excellent free health care system
h) 46 weeks paid parental leave
I) a first class education system paid by the state
Sounds .like my kind of country and what i like about it most is the fact a government ,backed by the unions,can take action against ANY company that it has a stake in should it over pay its executives, by simply removing them.It seems that Norwegians will not tolerate excessive executive pay aware because it leads to inflation.Last year there were few cases where executive pay went up by 16.3% whilst average worker wages only went up by 4.3% .This caused a great deal of resentment as well it might.
Its only flaw is a refusal to join the EU but i believe in time they will