<p><em>Urban Segregation and the Welfare State</em> examines ethnic and socio-economic segregation patterns social polarisation and social exclusion in major cities in the Western world. Contributors from across North America and Europe provide in-depth analysis of particular cities ranging from Johannesburg Chicago and Toronto to Amsterdam Stockholm and Belfast. The authors highlight the social problems in and of cities indicating differences between nation-states in terms of economic restructuring migration welfare state regimes and ethnic history.</p>