ABSTRACT
The subject of this paper is the process of 'targeting'1 the social security system in Sweden. The aim is to make a legal interpretation of the visible outcome of this process in respect of sickness insurance and the right to paid sick leave. From an analysis of legal sources and court cases, both the successes and shortcomings are discussed of the aim of targeting and thus concentrating social insurance. The setting is a changing world, where the traditional welfare state and its social security systems have to meet new challenges. The underlying proposition is a concern that in the process of adjusting the Swedish welfare state to demands of increased efficiency, the weakest groups in society will pay a high price.
