Agenda (think tank) explained

Agenda is a think tank focused on both politics in Norway and international affairs, located in Oslo, Norway. Agenda started activities in August 2014.[1] The think tank is headed by Marte Gerhardsen,[2] a former diplomat and director of DNB ASA and secretary general of Care Norway.[3] Chairman of the Board is the lawyer Geir Lippestad.[4] [5]

Agenda's research focuses particularly on five topics: Labour economics, welfare, integration, climate change and energy, as well as foreign policy. Occasionally, it has also commented on party tactics aiming to establish a broader alliance at the left spectrum of Norwegian politics.[6] The think tank has a stated ideological orientation towards the center-left. It partly seeks a position in opposition to the liberal think tank Civita, which is funded by the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.[7] Agenda is a non-partisan and non-profit entity funded jointly by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO),[8] and by the Norwegian CEO and philanthropist Trond Mohn.[9]

In public discourse, the think tank has argued in favor of shifting towards taxing property objects with higher rates,[10] in conjunction with reforming the Norwegian "Wealth Tax",[11] as well as lowering income tax rates and the corporate tax. Agenda has also published reports on economic inequality, agriculture reform,[12] test standards in the school system,[13] labor productivity,[14] green technology,[15] social mobility,[16] international development aid,[17] and gender inequality in the work place.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/innlegg/agenda-er-i-gang/ Agenda er i gang
  2. http://www.dagsavisen.no/samfunn/marte-gerhardsen-blir-agenda-leder/ Marte Gerhardsen blir Agenda-leder
  3. http://www.nettavisen.no/1530231.html Marte Gerhardsen generalsekretær i CARE
  4. http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/styret/ Styret (Board of Directors)
  5. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/Lippestad-skal-lede-sosialdemokratisk-tenketank-7395062.html Lippestad skal lede sosialdemokratisk tenketank
  6. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/article7619953.ece#.U7QC7U0ripo Refser Ap for dårlig samarbeid med sentrum
  7. http://nyemeninger.no/alle_meninger/cat1003/subcat1011/thread302843/#post_302843 De rike får mer av kaka
  8. https://archive.today/20141015114737/http://www.dagsavisen.no/samfunn/lo-lederen-inn-i-agenda-styret/ LO-lederen inn i Agenda-styret
  9. http://www.dagsavisen.no/samfunn/12-millioner-kroner-til-ny-tenketank/ 12 millioner til ny tenketank
  10. Web site: Prinsipper for et godt skattesystem - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310190002/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/prinsipper-fort-skattesystem/ . 2016-03-10.
  11. Web site: En ny formueskatt - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310135141/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/en_ny_formueskatt/ . 2016-03-10.
  12. Web site: Verdien av norsk mat - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310145108/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/verdien-av-norsk-mat/ . 2016-03-10.
  13. Web site: Kan skolens kvalitet måles? - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310161746/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/kan-skolens-kvalitet-males/ . 2016-03-10.
  14. Web site: Hva er produktivitet - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310151034/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/hva-er-produktivitet/ . 2016-03-10.
  15. Web site: Fra svart gull til grønn vekst - perspektivnotat fra Agenda . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310160558/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/fra-svart-gull-til-gronn-vekst/ . 2016-03-10.
  16. Web site: Sosial mobilitet - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310141236/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/sosial-mobilitet/ . 2016-03-10.
  17. Web site: Hva vil vi med bistanden? - www.tankesmienagenda.no . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140643/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/hva-vil-vi-med-bistanden/ . 2016-03-10.
  18. Web site: Kvinner på topp i norsk næringsliv notat . www.tankesmienagenda.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310161723/http://www.tankesmienagenda.no/notater/kvinner-pa-topp-i-norsk-naeringsliv/ . 2016-03-10.

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