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This paper compares the outcomes of Dutch integration policies from a cross-national European perspective. The author states that the Netherlands performs worse than most other European immigration countries in various domains of socio-economic integration, including the labor market, education, residential segregation and crime levels. The paper identifies three mechanisms that can link multicultural integration policies to such outcomes. The author explains why multicultural development and immigrant integration often can be difficult or counterproductive in the context of highly developed welfare states.