Characteristics of a public welfare state:
Two main features of a public welfare state are as follows:
1. Social justice:
A public welfare state, while eliminating many social evils, addictions, blind faiths, etc. makes endeavours to bring socially backward and under – privileged classes into the mainstream. In fact, welfare state is a social servce state. Besides removing illiteracy and poverty it makes arrangement for construction of roads, drinking water, houses, gardens, hospitals, reading rooms, etc. for its people.
2. Spirit of international cooperation:
Besides having a spirit of national cooperation, a welfare state also has a spirit of international cooperation. It is necessary for the retainment of sources of national public welfare that international interests should be taken care of besides the sources of national interest.