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Norwegian social welfare expert visits campus

By David Gonnerman '90
March 14, 2005

St. Olaf College hosted Yaw Amoako-Addo, a Norwegian expert on the social welfare state, who presented his lecture, "Development of the Welfare State," on March 14 at St. Olaf. His talk focused on the creation of social security for all people living in Norway and the major objective of Norwegian social policy: "help towards self-help." He also discussed the economic and labor implications of an integrated social policy.

A Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Massachusetts, Amoako-Addo is working on a policy analysis of the Norwegian social insurance system with respect to income distribution and retirement benefits. He also has lectured and published information on the issues of immigration, elder care, social security and labor policy and the social welfare state.

Amoako-Addo holds a degree in social work from the Norwegian School of Public Administration and Social Work at Oslo University College. He earned a master's degree from Gothenburg University and was awarded an economics degree from the University of Oslo in 1988. Currently an associate professor of economics at Buskerud University College, Amoako-Addo also serves on the faculty of the Oslo International Summer School, where he teaches courses on contemporary Norwegian society and the social policy of the Norwegian welfare state.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.