Editing Economy of Norway (section)

==Economic structure and sustained growth==
The emergence of Norway as an oil-exporting country has raised a number of issues for Norwegian economic policy.  There has been concern that much of Norway's human capital investment has been concentrated in petroleum-related industries.  Critics have pointed out that Norway's economic structure is highly dependent on natural resources that do not require skilled labor, making economic growth highly vulnerable to fluctuations in the demand and pricing for these natural resources. [[The Government Pension Fund of Norway]] is part of several efforts to hedge against dependence on petroleum revenue.

Because of the oil boom since the 1970s, there has been little government incentive to help develop and encourage new industries in the private sector, in contrast to other Nordic countries like Sweden and particularly Finland. However the last decades have started to see some incentive on national and local government levels to encourage formation of new "mainland" industries that are competitive internationally. In addition to aspirations for a high-tech industry, there is growing interest in encouraging small business growth as a source of employment for the future.  In 2006, the Norwegian government formed nine "centers of expertise" to facilitate this business growth.<ref name=Aldridge2008>{{harvnb|Aldridge|2008}}</ref> Later in June 2007, the government contributed to the formation of the Oslo Cancer Cluster (OCC) as a center of expertise, capitalizing on the fact that 80% of cancer research in Norway takes place in proximity to Oslo and that most Norwegian biotechnology companies are focused on cancer.<ref name=Aldridge2008/>
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