This book addresses the socioeconomic effects of immigration to
Sweden. Historically, Sweden was a homogeneous country. In recent
years, this has changed dramatically as Sweden has received more
refugees per capita than any comparable country: this makes Sweden an
interesting case study for analyzing the social and economic impact of
refugee migration to European welfare states. The book highlights the
long-term effects of low-skilled immigration to welfare states, while
tying this to the broader European experience. Much of the public
discussion of immigration in the West has focused on the American
experience, which differs significantly from refugee migration to
European welfare states. Research has shown that immigration is not a
unitary phenomenon, and that its social and economic effects depend
both on the type of migrants and on the receiving country. As
demonstrated in the book, European welfare states have fairly similar
outcomes with regard to refugee migration, but with differences in
degree and the scale of migration. Their experience, however,
contrasts with American outcomes as well as with high-skilled
migration to Europe. This book is a translated, updated, and expanded
version of the successful Swedish original
entitled Massutmaning (2017). This book is translated by Jonas
Vesterberg and edited by Pontus Tholin.
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The Socioeconomic Impact of Migration to a Scandinavian Welfare State
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030468088
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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