Immigration and welfare state retrenchment : why the US experience is not reflected in western Europe / Dennis C. Spies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spies, Dennis C., author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government spending policy.

Public welfare.

Politics and government.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Europe, Western--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Europe, Western.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Europe, Western--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

Europe--Politics and government--21st century.

Europe.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Public welfare--Europe, Western.

Public welfare--United States.

Government spending policy--Europe, Western.

Government spending policy--United States.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

196 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This volume analyses the effects of immigration on welfare spending by focusing on the political alignment of voters and the corresponding welfare policies of governments.

Contents:

1 The New Progressive Dilemma through the Lens of Comparative Welfare State and Party Research 11

2 Racial Diversity, Immigration, and Social Spending in the US 39

3 European Welfare Programs in the Era of Immigration 74

4 Immigration, Immigration-Related Concerns, and Welfare Support in Europe 94

5 The Alignment and Representation of European Voters 116

6 The Effects of Immigration on Welfare Spending in Europe 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-193) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0198812906

9780198812906

OCLC:

1005113401