1978: Norway

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

Economic issues dominated Norwegian domestic affairs throughout the year. A modest wage increase of approximately 2 percent, which had been granted to lower-level workers in May through government arbitration, was temporarily rescinded in September. The agreement was originally mandated by the... ...