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Rhetorical Objectives and Program Efficiency in Swedish Policy about Immigrants

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This paper explains differences in the policy objectives and policy programs of Swedish immigrant policy as a consequence of the fact that policy objectives tend to be evaluated in public political debates whereas policy programs are evaluated through administrative reviews within government. Given contrasting contexts, different questions are important for policy legitimacy. The public debate focuses on questions of moral values, while the audit within government deals with issues of efficiency. Policy objectives and policy programs therefore respond differently to criticisms that separate rhetoric and practice. As a result, Swedish immigrant policy rhetoric and practice were from the outset only loosely joined and have failed to converge over time.

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  • Dahlström, Carl, 2007. "Rhetorical Objectives and Program Efficiency in Swedish Policy about Immigrants," Journal of Public Policy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 27(3), pages 319-340, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jnlpup:v:27:y:2007:i:03:p:319-340_00
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