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?

Annotation, As the financial crisis continues to cast its long shadow over Europe, the view that immigrants compete unfairly for jobs and present an unsustainable burden on the European Social Model appears to be gathering support in some circles. But at the same time, the 'right' type of...