The Welfare State: A Study of Governance and Social Security

The Welfare State

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The word "welfare state" refers to a government's approach to governance with the aim of
protecting and promoting the economic and social interests of its people. Simply put, the
government should be responsible for the people' social security. Most countries create programs
that embody social security, including such unemployment benefits, hunger relief, and welfare
grants, among other things. Citizens' duty is placed in the care of the state under this scheme
(Sleeman, 2018). Furthermore, a welfare state is based on the ideals of equitable income sharing,
equal opportunities, and collective accountability for someone who is unable to meet their basic
needs. However, in the modern century, rising challenges along with the effects of globalization
resulted in a shift in the welfare state. The majority of countries want alternatives to
sustainability and social and health-care systems. The essay addresses the Beveridge Report's
values and contrasts them with the welfare state's later policy.
MAIN BODY
Following World War II, the newly elected Labour government implemented the Welfare
State. The pioneer civil servant Sir William Beveridge worked to eradicate extreme poverty in
society using the ideals set out in The Beveridge. During the same time and since, the Beveridge
Report has had a good image. Beveridge sought to have security by eradicating hunger by
coining the iconic five giants: Want, Idleness, Disease, Squalor, and Ignorance.
The concepts of the Beveridge framework are well-established in economic and social
development discussions. The Beveridge Report's guidelines were based on three core values. To
begin with, future plans cannot ever be confined to the understanding of sectional preferences,
and they could have been used to collect historical experiences in a specific area. As a new phase
in 20th century, now is the time for steady improvements, not tangled mess. Second, the social
security organization must always be regarded as a single component of a holistic policy that
leads to social change (Kujala and Danielsbacka, 2018). Finally, social welfare must be achieved
by collaboration between both the state and the citizen. The government is accountable for
supplying defence in exchange for service and donation. As a result, the government should
allow individuals to take more initiative and care for themselves and their families.