1949-1969 since 1990






Norway 1969-1990



Norway continues to promote the peaceful solution of political conflicts. In 1993, the PLO and Israel signed the OSLO ACCORDS, negotiated in secret at the invitation of the Norwegian government.
In 1971 the Norwegian voters rejected the country's application for EEC membership, despite the fact that all major political parties had supported the move. The rejection caused not only the resignation of the Labour government under TRYGGVE BRATTELI, to be succeeded by a conservative cabinet under LARS KORSVALD, but also a shakeup of the political landscape : the Liberal Party split in two; Labour lost voters, the SOCIALIST ELECTORAL ASSOCIATION established itself as a new political force. Later the GREENS would join them.
High oil prices from 1973-1979 greatly benefitted Norway's economy, as it made offshore drilling more profitable. Norway rose to become the world's second largest oil exporter. Norway did not join OPEC and often raised its exports in order to prevent the oil price from rising too much, thud counteracting OPEC policy at that time. Norway's state-owned oil company STATOIL was founded in 1972.
Norway continued in developing as a WELFARE STATE. The combination of a large oil revenue and a low population made it affordable, taxation not rising to extreme figures as in neighbouring Sweden. Norway's unemployment is among the lowest in Europe.
Norway's economy depends heavily on the oil industry, merchant shipping and fishery. Norway continues the practice of WHALE HUNTING as there are little alternatives for the population living in the country's north - there, agriculture is not possible, and there are practically no other industries. Norwegian whale hunting continues to attract criticism from nature conservation activists.
In 1985, Norway signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing controls at the border with Denmark and Sweden. The sport of boxing is prohibited in Norway. Norway's taxes on alcohol are the highest in Europe. The DEATH PENALTY was abolished in 1979.






EXTERNAL
FILES 		Liberation, in : The History of Norway, by Thor Dagre, from Norway Info (scroll down)
Norway and the EU, in : The History of Norway, by Thor Dagre, from Norway Info (scroll down)
Statoil history, from Statoil
Norwegian Minke Whaling, from ODIN
Norway, from the Oil Crisis History Site
DOCUMENTS List of Norwegian Kings, Prime Ministers etc. from World Statesmen
Oslo I Accord of 1993, from MEM RI; Oslo II Accord of 1995, from America Israel Public Affairs Committee
Details blueprint oil drilling platform, North Sea 1984, from EuArchives Bergen
Norwegian banknotes, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money and from Currency Museum
Russian banknotes issued for Spitzbergen 1979, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
REFERENCE Article : Norway, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1970 pp.571-573, 1971 pp.552-553, 1972 pp.516-517, 1973 pp.506-507, 1974 pp.511-512, 1975 pp.521-522, 1976 pp.545-547, 1977 pp.546-547, 1978 pp.572-573, 1979 pp.563-564, 1980 pp.562-563, 1981 pp.563-564, 1982 pp.565-566, 1983 pp.558-559, 1984 pp.557-558, 1985 pp.538, 753, 1986 pp.532-533, 751, 1987 pp.503-504, 720, 1988 pp.459-460, 672, 1989 pp.459-460, 672, 1990 pp.476, 688 [G]
Article : Norway, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.1191-1200, 1975-1976 pp.1192-1202, 1976-1977 pp.1190-1203, 1978-1979 pp.926-936, 1979-1980 pp.930-944, 1980-1981 pp.933-946, 1981-1982 pp.935-949, 1983-1984 pp.929-941, 1984-1985 pp.928-939, 1985-1986 pp.929-941, 1986-1987 pp.929-943, 1987-1988 pp.934-946, 1988-1989 pp.936-950, 1989-1990 pp.948-960, 1990-1991 pp.949-961 [G]
Article : Norway, in : The World in Figures 1st ed. 1976 pp.246-248, 2nd ed. 1978 pp.246-248, 4th ed. 1984 pp.246-248 [G]
Article : Norway, in : Americana Annual 1971 p.507, 1972 pp.508-509, 1973 pp.507-508, 1974 pp.429-430, 1976 pp.419-420, 1988 p.396, 1989 p.400, 1990 pp.397-398 [G]
Article : Norway, in : Yearbook on International Communist Affairs 1976 pp.198-201, 1980 pp.193-199 (Eric S. Einhorn) [G]


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