Immigration Policy and the Scandinavian Welfare State 1945-2010 [electronic resource] /
Brochmann, Grete.author.
Hagelund, Anniken.author.
This book explores the historical development of post-war immigration politics in Norway, Sweden and Denmark from the perspective of the welfare state, examining how welfare states with high ambitions, generous and inclusive welfare schemes and a strong sense of egalitarianism cope with the pressures of immigration and growing diversities.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Welfare state, nation and immigration -- Sweden : the flagship of multiculturalism -- Denmark : a national welfare state meets the world -- Norway : the land of the golden mean -- Comparison : a model with three exceptions?
This book explores the historical development of post-war immigration politics in Norway, Sweden and Denmark from the perspective of the welfare state, examining how welfare states with high ambitions, generous and inclusive welfare schemes and a strong sense of egalitarianism cope with the pressures of immigration and growing diversities.
Welfare state.
Emigration and immigration.
Social policy.
Social service .
Ethnicity.
Comparative politics.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Migration.
Social Policy.
Social Care.
Ethnicity Studies.
Comparative Politics.