LEADER 03226nam 2200457 450 001 9910162919903321 005 20230810001933.0 010 $a1-78643-295-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001045105 035 $a(UtOrBLW)9781786432957 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4800113 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001045105 100 $a20170219h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDigitalization, immigration and the welfare state /$fMarten Blix 210 1$aCheltenham, England ;$aNorthampton, Massachusetts :$cEdward Elgar Publishing,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) ;$dcm 225 1 $aNew Thinking in Political Economy 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-78643-294-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents: Preface -- 1. A perfect storm -- 2. The welfare state in transition -- 3. The labor market in transition -- 4. Digitalization changing the economy and the labor market -- 5. Fiscal pressures from digitalization and immigration -- 6. Immigration, inequality and skills in the digital economy -- 7. Future challenges for the welfare state -- Index. 330 $aThe modern welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major upheavals: the impact of technology and immigration. Having taken in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars of the Swedish welfare state are being shaken, and digital technologies are set to strengthen already existing trends towards job and wage polarization. The development of skills to keep pace with technology will enter into a critical period for the labor market in which inadequate policy responses could result in further inequality and polarization. In this regard, a platform-based labor market could help by opening up a vast range of new work opportunities. Ma?rten Blix examines the implications of these trends that drive change in developed economies and, in particular, the impact that they have on Sweden and other European countries with rigid labor markets and comprehensive tax-financed welfare services. Increasing costs from immigration and rising inequality could further reduce the willingness to pay high taxes and erode support for redistribution. Failure to address challenges like this one could herald much more drastic changes further down the road. There are already signs of economic and political tensions and there is a risk that the social contract could crack. This new discussion on the future of work and the welfare state will be of interest not only to scholars but in policy circles and corresponding societies in sociology, labor relations, political science, and public administration. 410 0$aNew thinking in political economy. 606 $aWelfare state$zSweden 607 $aSweden$2fast 615 0$aWelfare state 676 $a306.209485 700 $aBlix$b Ma?rten$01247348 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910162919903321 996 $aDigitalization, immigration and the welfare state$92891693 997 $aUNINA