个人主义与集体主义之争——欧美社会福利理论主要流派与核心争论

Individualism Versus Collectivism: Social Welfare Theory in Europe and America

“福利国家”是当代资本主义社会的重要特征 ,福利理论既是社会理论研究的古典议题 ,又属于社会科学研究的前沿领域。欧美国家的福利实践创造了丰富多彩的社会福利理论。本文对欧美福利理论的演变过程进行了较为全面的梳理 ,并在系统介绍福利理论流派的基础上 ,深入分析了其中的核心理论争论。

“Welfare State” is an important character of contemporary capitalist society, while welfare theory is a classical topic of social theory studies and a hot area of social science studies. The welfare practices of European and American countries bring about rich and colorful theories of social welfare. This paper aims to make a systematic introduction and thorough analysis of the social welfare theories in Europe and America by comparative studies on key theoretical controversies.