THE CONCEPT OF MODERN SOCIAL WELFARE STATE
Economic development of the state is an important component of the stable growth of people’s quality of life, which is an important basis for social development of both off civil society and a state. The study revealed that these processes should be accompanied by certain transformations, since they affect the contours of a social welfare state and its conceptual foundation content. This study presents the analysis of transformation of approaches to understanding the conceptual foundations of a social welfare state. The ideas of a social welfare state development reflected in the philosophical papers of scientists of different time periods are considered. The description of their specificity is given in the framework of considered models. The existing list of models of the social welfare state is supplemented by the Soviet one, its specific features are considered. The description of main parameters characterizing conceptual foundations of a social welfare state is given. The substantive component of conceptual foundations of a modern state is defined and formalized.