How is the principle of the social contract reflected in the articles of Confederation
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Log in through your institution journal article The United States Constitution as Social CompactProceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 131, No. 3, A More Perfect Union: Essays on the Constitution (Sep., 1987) , pp. 261-269 (9 pages) Published By: American Philosophical Society https://www.jstor.org/stable/987021 Read and download Log in through your school or library Alternate access options For independent researchers Read Online Read 100 articles/month free Subscribe to JPASS Unlimited reading + 10 downloads Journal Information The Proceedings journal contains papers that have been read before the members of the American Philosophical Society at meetings held in April and November. The papers sometimes are given as part of a topical symposium. In addition, articles that have been submitted by outside authors, reviewed by qualified scholars in the particular fields of study, and accepted for publication by the Committee on Publications, are published. Proceedings articles generally are 30 pages in length or less, although exceptions are made. The Proceedings journal also contains biographical memoirs of deceased members of the Society. Publisher Information An eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, the American Philosophical Society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection.
Under a Creative Commons license Open access Highlights• The term “social contract” is increasingly used in social science literature but is rarely well operationalized. •We define social contracts as agreements between societal groups and the state on rights and obligations toward each other. •The notion of social contracts helps to compare state-society relations in different countries and at different times. •After independence, MENA countries had similar social contracts, which were then challenged by the Arab uprisings in 2011. •Since then, social contracts in MENA countries have developed in different directions. AbstractThe term “social contract” is increasingly used in social science literature to describe sets of state-society relations – in particular with reference to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Nevertheless, the term has thus far remained insufficiently conceptualized and its potential to inform a systematic analysis of contemporary states has been underutilized. This article contributes to the filling of this gap. It defines social contracts as sets of formal and informal agreements between societal groups and their sovereign (government or other actor in power) on rights and obligations toward each other. We argue that social contracts are partly informal institutions, which are meant to make state-society interactions more predictable and thereby politics more stable. Their effectiveness depends on their substance (deliverables exchanged between government and society), scope (the actors involved and the geographic range of influence) and temporal dimension (beginning, evolution, and duration). Social contracts can differ substantially in all three dimensions. This approach complements established theories of comparative politics and sharpens the perspective on state-society relations. It helps to (i) compare state-society relations in different countries, (ii) track changes within one country, (iii) find out when and why social contracts are broken or even revoked, (iv) uncover how external players affect state-society relations, and (v) analyze how state-society relations can be Pareto improved. Against this background, this article shows that after independence, MENA countries had quite similar social contracts, which were based on the provision of social benefits rather than political participation. We argue that they degenerated steadily after 1985 due to increasing populations and budgetary problems. The Arab uprisings in 2010–11 were an expression of discontent with a situation in which governments provided neither political participation nor social benefits, like employment. Since then, social contracts in MENA countries have developed in different directions, and their long-term stability is questionable. We address the question of how they can be transformed to become more inclusive and therefore more stable. KeywordsSocial contract State-society relations Stability Development Middle East and North Africa Reforms Cited by (0)© 2020 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH (DIE). Published by Elsevier Ltd. How is social contract reflected in the Constitution?The U.S. Constitution is often cited as an explicit example of part of America's social contract. It sets out what the government can and cannot do. People who choose to live in America agree to be governed by the moral and political obligations outlined in the Constitution's social contract.
How is the social contract theory reflected in the Declaration of Independence?“It is the right of the people to alter or abolish and to institute new Government,” is a prime example of an idea of the social contract presented in the Declaration of Independence.
What is the social contract principle?Social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.
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