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Digitalization, Immigration and the Welfare State (Paperback)
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Digitalization, Immigration and the Welfare State (Paperback)
Series: New Thinking in Political Economy series
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The modern welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major
upheavals: the impact of technology and immigration. Having taken
in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars
of the Swedish welfare state are being shaken, and digital
technologies are set to strengthen already existing trends towards
job and wage polarization. The development of skills to keep pace
with technology will enter into a critical period for the labor
market in which inadequate policy responses could result in further
inequality and polarization. In this regard, a platform-based labor
market could help by opening up a vast range of new work
opportunities. Marten Blix examines the implications of these
trends that drive change in developed economies and, in particular,
the impact that they have on Sweden and other European countries
with rigid labor markets and comprehensive tax-financed welfare
services. Increasing costs from immigration and rising inequality
could further reduce the willingness to pay high taxes and erode
support for redistribution. Failure to address challenges like this
one could herald much more drastic changes down the road. There are
already signs of economic and political tensions and there is a
risk that the social contract could crack. This new discussion on
the future of work and the welfare state will be of interest not
only to scholars but in policy circles and corresponding societies
in sociology, labor relations, political science and public
administration.
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