Migrants, Work, and the Welfare State
Written by: Torben Tranæs and Klaus F. Zimmermann with contributions by Thomas Bauer, Amelie Constant, Horst Entorf, Christer Gerdes, Claus Larsen, Poul Chr. Matthiessen, Niels-Kenneth Nielsen, Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen and Eskil Wadensjö
This book presents the results from a Danish/German research project that compared the integration of non-Western immigrants onto the labour market and the welfare state in the two countries. The project is an outcome of work by several leading researchers within the field of immigration and labour market economy.

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