Who Undermines the Welfare State?: Austerity-Dogmatism and the U-Turn in Swedish Asylum Policy
Within the EU, the so-called "refugee crisis" has been predominantly dealt with as an ill-timed and untenable financial burden. Since the 2007-08 financial crisis, the overarching objective of policy initiatives by EU-governments has been to keep public expenditure firmly under control. Th...
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2018
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Social Inclusion
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 199-207 |
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B Welfare State B asylum policy B austerity B Refugee B Crisis |
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