'Welfare States and Immigrant Rights' deals with the policies and politics of immigrants' inclusion and exclusion in six countries representing different types of welfare states: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and Denmark

Democratization and the welfare state -- A dynamic policymaking framework -- Authoritarianism and the origins of social insurance -- Democratic breakthrough and universal health care -- Coalition building in Korea -- Resisting retrenchment in Taiwan -- Democracy and the idea of social welfare --...