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In reply to the discussion: After Living in Norway, America Feels Backward. Here’s Why. [View all]hunter
(38,311 posts)35. And all this time I thought it was because they weren't afraid of socialism...
... and well regulated market economies.
Another factor is abundant hydroelectricity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Norway
But seriously, any nation that can't provide safe comfortable housing, healthy food, appropriate medical care, a good education, and some measure of happiness to every citizen is broken.
I don't believe a nation needs a high energy industrial economy to accomplish those things, but maybe it helps. I suspect Norway would be as nice without the oil and gas, they just wouldn't have so many cars, or fly away so often to warm places for vacation.
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