Collectivist Perspective
Collectivism refers to the government providing welfare to the
people.
Welfare includes things like health provision, housing,
education, social services etc.
Collectivist Perspective
William Beveridge identified ‘5 giant evils’ in Britain
during the 2nd World War. These were:
1.Want (Poverty)
2.Disease (Ill-Health)
3.Ignorance (Inadequate Education)
4.Idleness (Unemployment)
5.Squalor (Poor Housing)
After the war, there was a cross-party agreement that
the government would take a collective responsibility
to address these issues
Collectivist Perspective
Collectivists recognise that
there are vulnerable people
in society who cannot
provide for themselves, eg
the old, ill, disabled, children
etc
Collectivists believe that the
‘welfare state’ should be
paid for by taxes, this is
called Keynesian Economics
Children are vulnerable
and cannot look after
themselves. The
government provides
child benefit to the
parent/guardian and
provides free education