Evolution of scientific views on the social role of the state

Malyovaniy Mykhaylo
Doctor of Economics, Professor of Finance, Banking and Insurance Department, Vice-rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Uman National University of Horticulture, Ukraine, e-mail: malyovaniy1980@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-6463

Osipova Alla
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of Economics Department, Uman National University of Horticulture, Ukraine, e-mail: 1207alla@ukr.net, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5330-3676

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Malyovaniy, M., Osipova, A. (2023). Evolution of scientific views on the social role of the state [Evoliutsiia naukovykh pohliadiv na sotsialnu rol derzhavy], Socio-economic research bulletin, Vìsnik socìal’no-ekonomìčnih doslìdžen (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, No. 1-2 (84-85), pp. 9–22.

Abstract

The article provides a comprehensive retrospective review of scholarly debates on the social role of the state, focusing on the ways in which different countries have attempted to solve social problems through the state action. Unresolved issues related to social security, including funding, coverage, adequacy, flexibility and integration, are highlighted and recommendations on future measures that can strengthen the role of the state in promoting social protection and resolving new social risks, are made. The analysis is based on recent studies and publications of domestic and foreign scientists. New trends in social security policy, such as transition to marketoriented solutions and growing the role of technologies in the services provision, are investigated. The structural-functional model, according to which the social role of the state can be considered as covering a wide range of functions necessary for support of the society activity, is generalized. By providing basic public goods and services, regulating social behavior, redistributing resources and participating in diplomacy and international relations, the state can promote social well-being, support law and order, create preconditions for economic growth and development and form a national security system. The key purpose of the article is to deepen understanding of the relationship between the state and social security. Recommendations, according to which the state can strengthen its role in promoting social protection of the population and overcoming new social risks, such as expanding social protection programs, strengthening public health systems, implementing progressive taxation policies, creating employment opportunities and promoting gender equality, are given.

Keywords

social role; social security; social processes; financial support; social security history; growth.

JEL classification:H100; O100; DOI:https://doi.org/10.33987/vsed.1-2(84-85).2023.9-22

UD classification: 330.34.01

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