The crisis of the welfare state: causes and ways out

Abstract

This article is devoted to the analysis of the causes of the crisis of the idea of a welfare state. Among such reasons, the author sees the general aging of the population, globalization, political populism, the expansion of the struggle of certain groups of the population for their rights, social dependency and a significant increase in the costs of organizing and functioning of the social security system in the modern historical period. The author connects the way out of this crisis with the digitalization of the public administration sector, the wider involvement of private capital in social policy measures, including through the introduction of ESG standards, the continuation of the course towards building a nationally oriented economy, and an audit of the effectiveness of social support measures.