Paternalistic Welfare State Discourages Integration of Immigrants
(p. A9) . . . Alf Svensson [is a] former leader of the center-right Christian Democrats.
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Sweden's paternalistic welfare state is partly to blame for some immigrants' marginal status in the economy, said Mr. Svensson. "We had...a system which was 'taking care' of immigrants, which didn't give them a chance to flex their own wings and show what they could do, and this has made integation worse," he said.
For the full story, see:
MARCUS WALKER And CHARLES DUXBURY. "Far-Right Party Wins Seats in Sweden." The Wall Street Journal (Mon., SEPTEMBER 20, 2010): A9.
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(Note: the online version of the article is dated SEPTEMBER 19, 2010.)
