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Welfare State
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The term “welfare state” refers to an ideal model of provision of protective services to individuals and groups, often with the goal of ensuring a minimum standard of living to all members of a national society. The welfare state accepts responsibility for ensuring the comprehensive and universal welfare of its citizens. “Welfare state” was first used in a consistent manner by a bishop (later archbishop) of the Church of England, ... ...Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.
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