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Risk and the welfare state.

P Taylor-Gooby1, H Dean, M Munro

  • 1Darwin College, University of Kent.

The British Journal of Sociology
|July 21, 2004
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Despite challenges to the British welfare state, individuals still support its role in managing life risks. Research shows a continued need for state welfare alongside growing awareness of individual responsibility.

Area of Science:

  • Social Policy
  • Risk Management
  • Sociology of Welfare

Background:

  • The British welfare state evolved as a state-centric approach to managing life-course risks.
  • Contemporary challenges include international politico-economic pressures limiting national policy and declining public confidence in welfare state expertise.
  • Existing non-state services are often insufficient for everyday risks, and private sector professionals also face scrutiny.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate public perceptions of welfare state solutions for risk management.
  • To analyze individual responses regarding the provision for long-term care and social security fraud.
  • To assess whether citizens reject state welfare in the context of evolving risk perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of research from the ESRC's Economic Beliefs and Behaviour programme.

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  • Examination of public perceptions and behaviors related to home buying/selling, long-term care, and social security fraud.
  • Qualitative and quantitative assessment of individual responses to risk and welfare provision.

    • Main Results:

    • Individuals endorse continued state welfare provision for unaddressed risks.
    • Disenchantment exists with the performance of both state and private sector professionals.
    • There is an awareness that state retrenchment necessitates increased individual responsibility for needs.

    Conclusions:

    • Citizens are not necessarily alienated from state welfare, contrary to some theories.
    • The theory of risk society needs refinement to account for continued public reliance on state welfare.
    • A balanced approach is needed, acknowledging both the necessity of state welfare and the growing demand for individual responsibility.