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Choice and the “Welfare State”

Richard M.Titmuss,  LI Huiyu1, LIU Jitong2   

  1. The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK; 1. School of Social Work, China University of Labor Relations, Beijing, 100048; 2. School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100091
  • Received:2021-01-11 Online:2021-11-15 Published:2021-12-14

Abstract: This paper is one of the classic literature of Titmuss, the founder of social policy in Britain and the world and the founder of modern social welfare theory. In reference to the reality of American and British social welfare privatization and marketization, especially the four underlying assumptions of liberal economicsrepresented by Friedman, the author from the perspective of social welfare theory and social policy, mainly used two typical casesof the private pension and medical care service. Taking free choice and the so-called “welfare state” to improve people’s choices as the theme, the author comprehensively, profoundly, systematically and historically criticizes the disadvantages and obvious social limitations of the privatization and marketization of social security and social welfare, vigorously promotes the values of social justice, holds high the banner of welfare theory, and has profound thoughts, which is one of the classics of welfare philosophy. The main viewpoints of this paper have certain reference signifcane to the social development of China today.

Key words: Titmuss, welfare state, welfare privatization, social policy, welfare system

CLC Number: 

  • C916
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