STATE CIVIL SERVICE AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION: SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

state, society, state civil service, social institution, evolution, cooperation, social criterion, approach, need, labor distribution, functionalism, rationalism, social stratum.

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n this paper we focus on those aspects of state civil service which makes it a social institution. In particular, we make an attempt to prove that the civil service is closely connected with other institutions, has evolved historically, presents organizational and cultural traditions, and considered to be an integral part of social relations. Through examining the concept of a social institution has been examined from a theoretical and methodological viewpoint, we analyze the approaches of foreign sociologists on this issue. Moreover,
we study the peculiar properties, nature, goals, functions, values of this social institution as a complex phenomenon, as well as issues of its institutional development. Finally, we propose some ways of improving the public service in the context of industries, and highlight its legal, social, and economic aspects as a separate social institution.