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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910959991803321
• Autore: Brochmann Grete
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012
• ISBN: 9786613615213; 9781280585388; 1280585382; 9781137015167; 1137015160
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2012.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (311 p.)
• Collana: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship, , 2662-2610
• Classificazione: SOC026000POL029000SOC007000POL019000
• Altri autori (Persone): HagelundAnniken <1972->; BoreviKarin; JnssonHeidi Vad; PetersenKlaus
• Disciplina: 325.48
• Soggetti: Welfare state; Emigration and immigration; Social policy; Social service; Race; Comparative government; Welfare; Human Migration; Social Policy; Social Care; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Comparative Politics
• 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.