SOCIAL CONTRACT

Social contract

Social contract

The concept of the social contract implies that people give up sovereignty and hand it over to the government or other authorities to obtain or maintain social order through the rule of law. The social contract means the agreement shall be governed by a set of rules that govern them.

Social contract between the citizenry and the state

The social contract between the citizenry and state promises citizens that, in exchange for participating in the economy and paying taxes, government will finance pensions, health care and other social protections. Severely impacted countries have been impelled to reduce promised or ...