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Social Security Provision Targeted at Immigrants — A Forerunner for the General Change of Scandinavian Equal Citizenship? A Danish Case Study

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Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe

Part of the book series: Work and Welfare in Europe ((RECOWE))

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As in many other EU countries, economic sanctions and incentives particularly targeting immigrants have become substantially more important in Denmark during recent years. In many cases, the reduction of social rights has particularly affected immigrants and has encroached upon their specific status of social citizenship (for example, Morissens and Sainsbury, 2005; Sainsbury, 2006).

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© 2011 Karen N. Breidahl

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Breidahl, K.N. (2011). Social Security Provision Targeted at Immigrants — A Forerunner for the General Change of Scandinavian Equal Citizenship? A Danish Case Study. In: Betzelt, S., Bothfeld, S. (eds) Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe. Work and Welfare in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307636_3

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