TY - JOUR

T1 - Social Welfare State Transformation: Global Trends and 24 National Prospects

AU - Borodkina, O.I.

AU - Starshinova, A.V.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - At present, the transformation of the welfare state is becoming global. Around the world, new welfare state institutes and social services forms are developing, which create significant consequences for people in need of social support. The paper focuses on global transformation trends and national prospects for their implementation in the Russian welfare state. The research methods were the all-Russian survey (N=2047) expert interviews (N=27) and focus groups with clients of social services organizations (N=15) conducted in various regions of Russia as well as the literature review. The findings demonstrate the global trends in the mixed welfare systems associated with NGOs and civic activities and neoliberal ideology, which suggests developing principles and tools of marketization, managerialism, and consumerism. In current Russia, a legal framework for welfare state transformations was created. However, paternalistic attitudes are still rather strong, and the majority of citizens believe that government should be primarily responsible for their well-being, and NGOs face many barriers to their activities. In conclusion, it is emphasized the transition of the welfare state to mixed welfare. The development of the global process is caused by the inefficiency of the traditional forms of social support to solve the problem of social inequality and is not an appropriate response to new social risks. A consensus is needed between citizens' expectations and social policy based on social justice, equal opportunities, social inclusion, and equal access to high-quality education and health care.

AB - At present, the transformation of the welfare state is becoming global. Around the world, new welfare state institutes and social services forms are developing, which create significant consequences for people in need of social support. The paper focuses on global transformation trends and national prospects for their implementation in the Russian welfare state. The research methods were the all-Russian survey (N=2047) expert interviews (N=27) and focus groups with clients of social services organizations (N=15) conducted in various regions of Russia as well as the literature review. The findings demonstrate the global trends in the mixed welfare systems associated with NGOs and civic activities and neoliberal ideology, which suggests developing principles and tools of marketization, managerialism, and consumerism. In current Russia, a legal framework for welfare state transformations was created. However, paternalistic attitudes are still rather strong, and the majority of citizens believe that government should be primarily responsible for their well-being, and NGOs face many barriers to their activities. In conclusion, it is emphasized the transition of the welfare state to mixed welfare. The development of the global process is caused by the inefficiency of the traditional forms of social support to solve the problem of social inequality and is not an appropriate response to new social risks. A consensus is needed between citizens' expectations and social policy based on social justice, equal opportunities, social inclusion, and equal access to high-quality education and health care.

KW - Welfare state

KW - MIXED WELFARE

KW - GLOBAL TRENDS

KW - NGOS

KW - SOCIAL SERVICES

KW - Russia

UR - https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=50783844

M3 - Article

VL - 28

SP - 24

EP - 29

JO - Emerging Trends in Development Research

JF - Emerging Trends in Development Research

SN - 0972-9445

IS - 1-2

ER -