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andor csizmadia, the social-politician
concept on the social politics of the socialist state and a more and more differenciated
outline of the concept, the task and organization of social provision.
According to Csizmadia the social politics of the socialist state is nothing else than
„complexity of principles of the organized state provision for the citizens”. 13 This notion
which was derived from the constitution as equality of the citizens, was further structured
when he defined the social politics in the socialist state in a wider and narrower sense. In a
wider sense the social politics means elaborating the principles by which the workers can
get maximum provision for their growing material and cultural needs. for instance wages,
fringe benefits, other indirect social provisions, housing, community services, etc.).
Social politics in a narrower sense means „principles elaborated and carried out by the
state in order to provide living for the families and individuals in case they get endangered
by their age, health condition, or unexpected events as well as natural disasters”. 14 The
social security, as its services (for instance sickness benefit, old age- and disability pensions,
widow- and orphan allowances) are tightly related with the wages, belongs to social politics
in a wider sense, regarding its service aims and the beneficiaries it belongs to the social
politics in a narrower sense, according to Csizmadia. He stated that differently from the
social politics of the burgeois era, provision in the socialist state is not „charity”, it is legal
part of socalist division of the national income but the guidelines are special: not the
work but the needs. 15
Csizmadia Andor already used the term of social provision in his earlier studies, but
in this material dealing with the mentioned theoretical questions- as well as in his latter
publications- he separated it from the generally used but not yet defined term of care and
clinged consequently to it, defined its content and separated from other terminologies.
He considers social provision as an activity materially carrying out the principles and
tasks (for instance providing sickness allowance, financial aid, operating homes) which
the state can carry out through its special organizations in tight cooperation with the civil
organizations. 16 The two distinct forms of the social provision are the social management
and the social care, with the basic difference between them that the management is an
official activity, while social care is a helping activity, but despite their obvious differences
in practice they tightly belong together. 17
In case of social provision, Csizmadia also differenciates its concept in narrower
and wider sense. According to his point of view the services of the social security also
belong to the wider sense of social provision, while mother and infant protection, child
13 Csizmadia 1964. 116.
14 As early as in this article, Csizmadia Andor regards social work as an activity based on social politics in
a narrower sense. Csizmadia 1964. 117.
15 PTE Levéltár Dr. Csizmadia Andor irathagyatéka (1960-1980)
16 Csizmadia also gives an approach to the term „Social Law”, when he describes the complete regulations
regarding the social provision in the socialist state. Csizmadia 1964. 118.
17 PTE Levéltár Dr. Csizmadia Andor irathagyatéka (1960-1980). 382. 11, 23-24. In his article published
in the journal State and Administration, the parts regarding this issue were left out, and the original last
paragraph was replaced with the coordination of governmental and social activities, and the development
of the nationalization in the field of social work.
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