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THE GOAL AND FUNCTION OF THE STATE. Goal and Function. The Goal of the state. Historical Approach Theoretical Approach Ideological Approach. Historical Approach. Before XV Century: Idealistic, Spiritual, State itself. XV – XVIII Century: Maintain Peace and Order.
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The Goal of the state • Historical Approach • Theoretical Approach • Ideological Approach
Historical Approach • Before XV Century: Idealistic, Spiritual, State itself. • XV – XVIII Century: Maintain Peace and Order. • XIX and After: Welfare State.
Theoretical Approached • Aristotle • For the good and happy life of the citizen. To achieve the perfectness of human. • Epicurus • Maintain order and security. • Thomas Aquinas • Nobility of life and after life.
Theoretical Approached • Shang Yang Make the state strong and powerfull. “A weak people means a strong state and a strong means a weak people therefore a country, which has the right way, it concerned with weakening the people”. • Machiavelli Powerfull state and force the power for the shake of public prosperity.
Theoretical Approached • Dante Alleghiere The world imperium to keep peace and happiness. • Immanuel Kant Make and enforce the law to protect citizens.
Theoretical Approached • James Wilford Garner • Original/Primary: peace, order, secure, and justice • Secondary: Welfare • Civilization: promote civilization • Charles E. Merriam • External Security • Internal Order • Justice • Welfare
Ideological Approach • Fascist State For the glory of the state. • Socialism Greatest and equal welfare. • Liberal – Capitalism Maintain individual liberty.
The Function of the state • Anarchism Less state, just to keep secure. • Individualism – Liberal Night watcher, not intervention, keep save and order. • Socialism Broader state function for public welfare.
The Function of the state • Liberalism To protect individual rights, for the greatest happines of the greatest number. • Communism Instrument of class struggle • Sindicalism (Guild Socialism) Limited state, give power to the trade/labor union. • Fascism Unlimited state
The Goal and Function of the state Leslie Lipson Protection Order Justice Force Power Authority
Internal Function • John Lock: legislative, executive, and federative. • Montesquieu: legislative, executive, judicature. • Van Vollenhoven: Regeling (regulate), Bestuur (govern), Rechtspraak (court), Politie (order and secure).