Utmaningen
Subtitle: den svenska välfärdsstatens möte med flyktingar i andra världskrigets tid
By: Mikael Byström
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lund
Language: swe
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789187121036
Subjects: Public welfare; History; Social policy; Emigration and immigration; Government policy; Refugees
Description: "This study concerns the intersection of two trajectories in Swedish history between circa 1939 and 1954. On the one hand, the Swedish state was undergoing a transformation from a traditional liberal policy of complementing voluntary philanthropic efforts with limited needs-based poor relief, to establishing a comprehensive welfare state with universalist ambitions. On the other hand, Sweden was going from being a country of limited to considerable immigration. The overall aim of the study is thus to show how, during these formative years of immigration policies and welfare policies, the Swedish state and its authorities handled refugees and other immigrants. The focus lies on the refugees' possibilities of supporting themselves, and also on their access to basic welfare benefits such as health care."-- P. 269.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-336) and index.

Summaries in Swedish and English.