Instead, his mantra centered on renewing social commitment in an era of welfare state dependency, stagnant public services, and the stain of long - term unemployment. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
The scheme was created as part of the post-war welfare state in 1949. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
There is no doubt that the state did take over these roles at the time of the creation of modern welfare states. (faith.org.uk)