Norway

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Senior budget official country reviews of budgeting systems

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09-Dec-2008

The objective of senior budget official country reviews is to provide a comprehensive overview of the budget process in the country under examination, to evaluate national experiences in the light of international best practice and to provide specific policy recommendations.

Economic Survey of Norway 2008: Macroeconomic policies for a soft landing

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20-Aug-2008

The economy is operating with great pressure but there are downside risks as well. Fiscal and monetary policy should thus remain vigilant and their stance adjusted if the outlook changes.

Economic survey of Norway 2007: Putting public finances on a sustainable path

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30-Jan-2007

National resource abundance has been  prudently managed in Norway. However, the growing use of oil money to subsidise widespread non employment by various public schemes needs to be critically examined.
 

Balancing health care quality and cost containment: the case of Norway

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22-Feb-2006

Alexandra Bibbee and Flavio Padrini

This paper investigates how further reform of the Norwegian health system can deliver better "value for money".  Economics Department Working Papers 481.

The ageing challenge in Norway: ensuring a sustainable pension and welfare system

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22-Feb-2006

Benoît Bellone and Alexandra Bibbee

This paper investigates necessary reforms to strengthen long term fiscal sustainability in Norway. Economics Department Working Paper 480.

Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making

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31-Aug-2005

This report offers strategic guidance for policy makers and government officials responsible for commissioning and using evaluations of public engagement. It provides an indication of the key issues for consideration and offers concrete examples drawn from current practice in 8 OECD countries.

OECD e-Government Studies: Norway

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22-Aug-2005

This report looks at the progress made to date and the remaining challenges the Norwegian government, long active in using information and technology to improve the quality of public services and modernise government, faces in implementing e-government.

Economic Survey of Norway 2005: Macroeconomic policies for a balanced and a competitive economy

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08-Aug-2005

The economy continues to recover. Monetary policy needs to turn towards a neutral stance after a prolonged period of low interest rates. Fiscal laxity could lead to renewed upward pressure on the real ...

The Legal Framework for Budget Systems: An International Comparison (OECD Journal on Budgeting, Volume 4, Number 3)

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01-Jul-2005

Ian Lienert and Moo-Kyung Jung

The legal basis for budget processes and budget actors varies enormously across OECD countries. For example, the United States has a dozen major laws to support federal government budget processes, ...

Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling Globalisation

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02-May-2005

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ...