Social welfare thought

Author: Chen Hongxia
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Social welfare thought encompasses the rescue of special groups, labor and employment security, disaster prevention and relief, preferential treatment for military personnel, social wealth distribution, education and housing, and other aspects of people's livelihood. Different historical periods, countries, and regions reflect different social welfare thoughts. To accurately understand a specific welfare thought, it must be placed in a specific social context. Social Welfare Thought traces the emergence, development, and evolution of major social welfare thoughts in ancient (including China, ancient Rome, ancient Greece), medieval, modern, and contemporary periods, following the representative figures and schools of thought of each historical era. The author points out that industrialization and modernization have profoundly transformed traditional social welfare models. The social risks brought about by mass production have increased, while the ability of individuals and traditional organizations to bear and resolve risks has weakened. It has become increasingly important and urgent to establish and improve social relief and social security systems that are jointly supported by social forces. After World War II, both capitalist and socialist countries expanded and refined their welfare systems, consolidating public social service systems dominated by government power. From a capitalist economy that believed in the market and laissez-faire to a welfare system with state intervention and comprehensive guarantees, the development of social welfare has undergone a process from the market to the state. The development process of world social welfare provides important insights for the construction of China's welfare system. China's social welfare system should be consistent with the level of economic and social development and take all members of society as its main body.