目 录
一、社会保障核心概念的含义·································1
1.社会保障··················································1
2.社会保障的特征············································3
3.社会保障制度··············································4
4.政府为何必须参与社会保障··································5
二、西方社会保障制度中政府的作用···························6
1. 西方社会保障制度初期政府的地位和作用·····················7
2. 国外社会保障制度中政府的不足·····························8
三、我国政府在社会保障中发挥的作用·························9
1.社会保障中政府的作用······································9
2.社会保障中政府的职能定位··································10
3.社会保障中政府的职能范畴·································11
结论······················································12
参考文献··················································12
内 容 摘 要
社会保障制度是现代经济体系的一个重要组成部分， 它同现代企业制度、市场制度、收入分配制度和宏观调控体系一起有机构成了市场经济制度，政府必须参与社会保障。为了缓和社会矛盾以及各种经济和生活压力，西方各国政府早在19世纪末就已经开始关注社会保障事业的各项发展，从在德国第一次出现社会保障并将其制度化开始，一直到现如今成为各个国家必不可少的制度组成部分，政府在社会保障制度的建设和发展中处于什么地位，发挥了怎样的作用，已经显著成为阻碍或推动社会保障事业前进的决定因素。本文以西方国家的社会保障制度的发展史为探索依据，对政府在社会保障中的职能地位进行详细的区分和研究。
关键字：政府 社会保障制度 西方国家 作用
