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The social state doctrine by Lorenz von Stein: a return to the sources of the social state

Eidukiene D.

Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Białostockiej. Ekonomia i Zarządzanie

2008

Z. 13

179-185

This article discusses the doctrine of the social state, which, although important, is still little known to the reader. This doctrine was developed by Lorenz von Stein (1815-1890), a German sociologist, economist and doctor of law, and has become an essential basis for the formation of German society's social opinions, which later gave Europe the present-day model of the "welfare state". Stein's scientific heritage holds an important place in the history of social-political thought and extends far beyond the specific object of research and the thought limitations of his period. His doctrine of the social state created extensive opportunities for further scientific research in the area of the social potential of the state. Stein's ideological influence on his contemporaries was enormous. For advocates of the social state he became a classic whose ideas "opened a new epoch", who was able "to build new roads for the further development of society" 1: 150-151 . When speaking about the subject that is of interest to us, later theo-rists of the social state variously quoted and continue to quote Stein's thoughts. His socio-political doctrine met with severe criticism by Marxists, who called it "a fruit that is sour and green but, nevertheless, a fruit of knowledge" 2: 1, 252-253 . Stein's ideas remain relevant even today. It is thanks also to him that the term modern state has become synonymous not only with the rule of law but also with the social state. It is, after all, thanks to Lorenz von Stein that social statehood has become an imperative of modern European law. The relevance of this subject is determined also by the active discussion of the prospects for changing the paradigm of the European social state, which has been initiated by the social de-mocrats. However, the desire of the younger generation to reject the "welfare state", which is allegedly outdated and requires considerable material resources, and to adopt a more economical "social investment state" is still not finding unanimous support in Europe. Many social state theorists and practitioners hold an opinion that the European model must be modernized and not dethroned. 3: 12 This conclusion should impel Lithuanian researchers to more actively examine this problem. All the more so as the present socio-economic situation in the Republic of Lithuania because of a not fully formed and insufficiently functional market economy and poverty-stricken majority requires that the market economy be based on social principles.