The Welfare State at the Present Stage: The Potential of Paternalism and Failures of Governance in Crisis Conditions
https://doi.org/10.25205/2541-7517-2021-19-4-71-86
Abstract
The paper offers an analysis of the positions available in the literature on the current state of the social state and paternalism as its managerial principle. The transformation of the welfare state is considered through the prism of new forms of paternalism. The analysis provides an assessment of a specific form of paternalism formed in Russia; its relevance in the conditions of the crisis is substantiated. The article also deals with the problem of inefficient public administration and indicates reasons for managerial failures. The conclusion is made about the potential of the paternalistic social state in Russia to relieve social tension and mitigate the negative consequences of the crisis.
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the framework of the basic part of the state assignment of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, project no. 0729-2020-0056 “Modern methods and models for diagnosing, monitoring, preventing and overcoming crisis phenomena in the economy in the context of digitalization as a way to ensure the economic security of the Russian Federation”
About the Authors
A. O. Ovcharov
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod; Russian State University of Justice
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anton O. Ovcharov, Doctor of Economics, Professor
Nizhny Novgorod
T. N. Ovcharova
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana N. Ovcharova, PhD (Philosophy), Associate Professor
Nizhny Novgorod
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Ovcharov A.O., Ovcharova T.N. The Welfare State at the Present Stage: The Potential of Paternalism and Failures of Governance in Crisis Conditions. Siberian Journal of Philosophy. 2021;19(4):71-86. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25205/2541-7517-2021-19-4-71-86
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