The Welfare State: Genesis, Evolution of Content, Indicators

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Abstract

The article analyzes the main prerequisites and stages of the formation of the welfare state. The issues of interrelation of the functions of the state and its social purpose are considered, the importance of social policy for the stable development of society and the state is determined. A number of parameters and indicators of the functioning and effectiveness of the modern welfare state have been identified. It is proved that the list of such indicators should change in accordance with changes in the direction and content of social processes, an objective expansion of the range of goods consumed by modern man. The conclusion is made about the need to include in the functionality of the welfare state the function of creating conditions for self-organization of citizens to solve individual problems, the actualization of which the state is not able to respond in time and adequately.

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Sergey Yu. Belokonev

Institute of Global Researcher of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; State University of Management

Author for correspondence.
Email: dr_enzo@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8028-7421
Scopus Author ID: 272543

Cand. Sci. (Polit.), Director, associate professor, Department of State and Municipal Management

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Anzor A. Khokonov

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Email: dr_enzo@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6371-8173
Scopus Author ID: 558809

Cand. Sci. (Polit.), associate professor, Department of Political Sciences

Russian Federation, Moscow

Mariya A. Filonenko

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Email: dr_enzo@mail.ru

student of 4 year, Department of Sociology and Mass Communication

Russian Federation, Moscow

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