THE CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WELFARE STATE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Modern type welfare state develops contradictory. On the one hand, many developed countries, the socio-economic system which we have in the country is traditionally called capitalist, rather successfully developed social market economy and provide for its citizens is quite a wide range of public social services. At the same time, the number of countries that were previously in the socialist camp is not able to provide even the minimum social guarantees to ensure a decent standard of living. The Russian Federation today provides one of the highest living standards in the post-Soviet space. However, in connection with the aggravation of contradictions at the global level, many models of economic integration of the countries began to stall. This condition requires careful analysis and rethinking how some of the theoretical foundations of social policy, and the conceptual foundations for the development of the welfare state. Today come to the fore, and security features of the state system, sustainable development, cross-cultural and ethno-political communications both within the country and abroad.