Tar en Sissener: Gir bort bøker for 50.000 kroner

Andreas Jebsen, the founder, investor and civil engineer, has distributed around 50,000 Norwegian kroner worth of books to all Storting politicians. This move comes after the release of the book "Landet som ble for rikt," which generated a significant debate. Martin Bech Holte's book, published last winter, highlighted the negative aspects of Norway's economy over the past decade.

Earlier this month, former central bank chief Øystein Olsen and professor of economic history Eivind Thomassen released their own book, "Vårt rike land," which argues that Norway is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Olsen and Thomassen believe that Bech Holte's portrayal of the country as facing imminent collapse is misleading.

Jebsen sees Sissener's action as a playful move, and the new book by Olsen and Thomassen is "so good that the parliamentarians must read it." However, he has not personally read the new book and has no intention of doing so. Sissener, for his part, has not read the new book and does not plan to. He believes that Bech Holte's intention was to shake things up, but the purpose of the book was not to engage in a detailed discussion about the socioeconomic perspective.

Instead, he sees it as an opportunity to discuss the reality of building a future Norway and maintaining the welfare state. Jebsen emphasizes that the challenge of starting a company in Norway is not much different from other countries, and he is optimistic about the prospects for entrepreneurship in the country.