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Policy Studies Volume 34, 2013 - Issue 2: Migration, Mobility and Rights Regulation in the EU
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Swimming against the tide: why Sweden supports increased labour mobility within and from outside the EU

Linda Berg Department of Political Science, Centre for European Research (CERGU), University of Gothenburg, PO Box 711, Gothenburg, 405 30, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrea Spehar Department of Political Science, Centre for European Research (CERGU), University of Gothenburg, PO Box 711, Gothenburg, 405 30, Sweden
Pages 142-161 | Received 18 Jun 2012, Accepted 19 Dec 2012, Published online: 26 Mar 2013

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