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Investment in Quality●●●●There was high support for the welfare state partly because ahigh proportion of the population were beneficiaries, albeit inquite distinct ways.The assumption of a principal breadwinner underpinned thestructure of payments;The state was central in administering social policy programmesand there was limited involvement of local authorities.While the voluntary and community sector was relied on, thecontractual arrangements with it were unsatisfactory innumerous ways (Peillon, 2001).FIGURE 3.2The Developmental Welfare StateServicesTax / WelfareEducationLife-long learningHealthHousingPublic transportChildcareEldercareIncome adequacyMultiple income sourcesIncome dispersionSustainable retirementActive labour market policySocial inclusionArea-based strategiesStatutory-voluntary partnershipsPromotion of participationActive Social PolicyThe conceptualisation of the welfare state outlined here and inChapter 2 can be used to sketch what a Developmental Welfare162