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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790142903321

Autore

Brochmann Grete

Titolo

Immigration Policy and the Scandinavian Welfare State 1945-2010 [[electronic resource] /] / by Grete Brochmann, Anniken Hagelund

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-58538-2

9786613615213

1-137-01516-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship, , 2662-2602

Classificazione

SOC026000POL029000SOC007000POL019000

Disciplina

325.48

Soggetti

Welfare state

Emigration and immigration

Social policy

Social serviceĀ 

Ethnicity

Comparative politics

Politics of the Welfare State

Migration

Social Policy

Social Care

Ethnicity Studies

Comparative Politics

Scandinavia Emigration and immigration Government policy

Scandinavia Emigration and immigration Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?

Sommario/riassunto

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.