The Effects Of Multicultural Policies On Welfare

In the past many government policies throughout the world encouraged minorities and immigrants to assimilate into a state’s society. Recently many countries have begun to implement multicultural polices, as a way to encourage minorities to integrate into society while retaining their cultural identity. Although the employment of these multicultural policies has increased worldwide in the last decade, there are many individuals that oppose them. Those that argue against multicultural policies claim that a states ability to act as welfare state decreases as more multicultural policies are implemented within a state. In the article “Multiculturalism and Welfare”, Keith Banting and Will Kymlica perform an empirical test to understand whether multicultural policies have a negative effect on the ability of a state to function as a welfare state. …show more content…
Many believe that the more homogenous a state is the stronger ability it has to function as a welfare state. The individuals who oppose the implementation of multicultural policies out of fear of weakening the welfare state, argue that multiculturalism will have crowding out, corroding and misdiagnoses effects on society. The underlying theme behind all three effects of multiculturalism is that it will create more divisions and faction of groups within society. According to critics, multiculturalism may shift the focus from creating policies that benefit all the citizens and instead focus on a select