Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“Last year, leaders in Norway were shocked to learn that less than half of citizens trusted government. The falloff in trust was 16 percentage points in only two years. To help patch up public faith in democracy, 40,000 people were picked at random from all walks of life, and then 66 were chosen to deliberate together over four months on a ‘citizens’ assembly,’ or what was called the Future Panel. This group of everyday folks was given a broad assignment: What values should guide the use of Norway’s immense wealth from oil for ‘the good of the world, ourselves, and future generations?’ They were asked to give advice on how to spend the country’s $1.8 trillion in oil riches, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund.” (05/13/25)