1984年以来主张削减社会保障支出、弱化政府角色、强化私有产权和自由竞争的新自由主义思想相继被一些西方资本主义国家所实践。新自由主义福利思想的特征是自由市场、改革税收、改革公共政策等。新自由主义思想以弗里德曼等经济学家为代表，对福利国家的发展及产生的问题进行了深刻的剖析。在新自由主义经济学家看来，原有的社会保障制度使人们养成了依赖政府的习惯，降低了人们工作的积极性，最终削弱了经济的发展，认为只有通过市场的力量，强化人们工作的责任才能解决福利国家的财政危机。这些观点为福利国家社会保障政策的调整提供了理论上的依据。
Since 1984, neoliberalism, which advocates reducing social security expenditure, weakening the role of government, strengthening private property rights and free competition, has been practiced by some western capitalist countries. The characteristics of neoliberal welfare thought are free market, tax reform, public policy reform and so on. Neo liberalism, represented by economists such as Friedman, makes a profound analysis of the development and problems of the welfare state. In the view of Neo liberal economists, the original social security system makes people form the habit of relying on the government, reduces people's enthusiasm for work, and finally weakens economic development. They believe that only through the strength of the market and strengthening people's responsibility for work can we solve the financial crisis of the welfare country. These views provide a theoretical basis for the adjustment of social security policies in welfare states
| Keywords： | Health Care SystemSocial Security SystemNew ZealandNational Super Pension SystemGovernment Public Housing System |
