The Exclusion of Immigrants from Welfare Programs : Cross-National Analysis and Contemporary Developments / edited by Edward A. Koning.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koning, Edward A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (505 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2022]

Summary:

"In light of the increase in cross-border mobility and the recent political sensitivity surrounding immigration-related issues, understanding the politics and policies of immigrants' access to welfare programs is more relevant than ever. Systematic analysis of this subject has been held back, however, by the lack of a cross-national index of immigrant exclusion from social benefits over time. The Exclusion of Immigrants from Welfare Programs fills this gap by taking advantage of a novel and original measure called the Immigrant Exclusion from Social Programs Index (IESPI), which includes twenty-five indicators regarding immigrants' access to seven different social programs, for twenty-two countries, at four moments in time. The book includes an assessment of key trends, an investigation of the origins and consequences of variation, and detailed studies of four cases of particular theoretical interest: Norway, Austria, Portugal, and the United States. Presenting a cross-national index to facilitate and encourage systematic cross-country comparisons, this book provides insights and data that will allow researchers to probe such questions as the degree to which countries include or exclude immigrants in developing public policies, why some countries are more exclusionary than others, and what the future consequences of this exclusion might be."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Index

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Section One: Setting the Stage

1. Introduction

2. The IESPI and Descriptive Findings

Section Two: Quantitative Analyses

3. The Drivers of Exclusion

4. Appeasement via Exclusion? Differential Access to Social Programs and Their Effects on Xenophobia, Racism, and Perceived Welfare System Abuse

5. Closing the Gaps: The Positive Effects of Welfare Inclusion on Immigrants' Labour Market Integration

6. It Ain't about the Money: A Cross-Country Study of the Fiscal Implications of Immigrant Exclusion

Section Three: Case Studies

7. Between Equality and Exclusion: Migrant Integration in Austria's Bismarckian Welfare System

8. Inclusion under Pressure: The Case of Norway

9. From Exclusion to More Exclusion: Immigration and Social Welfare Access in the United States

10. Why Choose the Inclusionary Path? Social Policy in a Recent Welfare and Immigration Country: The Case of Portugal

Section Four: Concluding Reflections

11. Welfare and Immigration: Factoring In the Neoliberal Order

12. Philosophies of Inclusion and Exclusion

13. Conclusions: Is an Inclusive Multicultural Welfare State a Feasible Project?

Appendix: Detailed Country Descriptions

Bibliography

Contributors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-4523-1

1-4875-4435-9

OCLC:

1317749098