The social welfare state

Resumo

This article sought to demonstrate in a systemic way the construction of the Social Welfare State, origin of the modern term of Social Security. For a good understanding of the problem on the subject, it was necessary to outline some initial considerations regarding the historical construction of Social Insurance and the birth of the Social State, guarantor and intervener of economic and social activities, as well as the productive process. As a conclusion of this study, it was found that the Welfare State had its origin from a historical construction that dates back to the birth of humanity and that finally originated the modern Social Security. The doctrine and the Law support and justify this work, which adopted the perspective of Human and Social Rights, while the scientific article is a bibliographical review that used the deductive method, qualitative and descriptive research. As a reference, we used the scientific literature and published materials that were relevant to the purposes proposed here.