Rune Skarstein

Rune Skarstein is a Norwegian radical economist employed at the Norwegian [University of Science and Technology] in Trondheim, Norway. Skarstein was born on 7 April 1940 in the village of Olden in Nordfjord in Western Norway.
He graduated as a chartered engineer at the Norwegian [Institute of Technology], with an emphasis on construction and building. He continued his education and obtained a PhD in social economy in 1974. He has worked at CMI in Bergen, later in Tanzania, and since 1980 he has worked for the Norwegian [University of Science and Technology|University of Trondheim] which is now part of NTNU.

Main interests

Developmental economy
Editor-in-chief for the journal «Vardøger» from its beginning.
Member of the Socialist [Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party] and was twice inaugurated as a member of Trondheim City Council.