What types of ideologies influence the Norway government?

Answer 1

Socialdemocracy.

In Norway, the governments position is to take care of the population semi-actively, in the sense that the population entrusts it with (in comparison to the US: a lot of) money, and the government makes sure that:

- Everyone is provided economical safety by the state. (If you are living on the street in Norway, you need to actively be squandering the more than suffucient amount of money the state provides you with, AND refusing to take the offer of a home provided to you by the state)

- Health care is free

- Every citizen has the right to help in finding a job, should he you be able to do so yourself.

- Education is free, until you reach university level: at that point, the state will give you students loans every year for 5 years, 40% of which is simply deleted upon passing exams. The rest of the loan is without any form of interest until you are done with your studies, and start working. Also: state universites themselves have practiacally no tuition, and are no worse than private universities.

- (in short: education is important, and covered by the state)

- By working hard and beeing clever, you have the same chances of making a fortune for yourself, than in more strictly capitalist countries. The private endavour is not to be stomped, or frowned upon!

- Western ideology such as free speech, etc.

These are some things that are important to the norwegian people, and their government.

An important note: Norway is a country balancing capitalist and socialist ideas. It has worked out pretty good thus far, but of course leaves the country somewhat voulnerable to exploitation... say a Polish man works for one year in Norway: Poof, suddenly all the 10 children he claims to have back in Poland, are eligible for norwegian child-support. Which is a very large sum of money 0o