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Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

Sustainable Investment of Natural Resource Revenues

  • Offers a detailed study on how Norway is managing its natural resource-based revenues
  • Presents a case study on Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
  • Assesses how to maximize capital value without exceeding acceptable risks

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy (NRMP, volume 54)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Introduction

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 1-18
  3. Natural Resource Sustainability

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 19-71
  4. The Economics and Politics of SWFs

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 73-94
  5. Investment in Practice

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 95-144
  6. The Ethics of Investment

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 145-162
  7. Risks and Uncertainty

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 163-207
  8. A Sketch of an Evaluation

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 209-250
  9. The Future of the GPF-G

    • Ole Bjørn Røste
    Pages 251-255
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 257-261

About this book

This book elaborates on how Norway has managed to convert a large fraction of its endowment of hydrocarbons below the seabed of Norwegian waters into financial wealth, invested in the world’s capital markets. Further, it explains how this wealth is managed. Under the current guidelines, only the assessed return on investment may be allotted to public budgets. This ensures that the wealth will benefit both current and future generations. The capital is gathered in the Sovereign Wealth Fund – or State Pension Fund Global (SPF-G) –, which is intended to maximize capital value without exceeding acceptable risks. The book offers new insights into the history and management of the fund, examines its successes,and discusses future challenges. Given its scope, it appeals to scholars of economics, finance and political science, and to anyone interested in the sustainable investment of natural resource-based revenues.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Ole Bjørn Røste

About the author

Ole Bjørn Røste is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim. He studied at The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Master’s degrees (Political Science, Law) from The University of Oslo. Røste has previously worked for Norges Bank (1986–2001) and The Norwegian Ministry of Finance (2001–2002).

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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