Socializing the socialist economy

A progress in socializing the economy is the condition of growth of the socialist system. Otherwise socialism will collapse or will be transformed into a system based on non-Marxist social assumptions. The process of socializing the economy is neither simple nor easy to carry out. It requires consistent political steps in various spheres of socio-economic life. The scientific theory of socializing the economy does not fully correspond with the present requirements of the praxis. The present interpretations of socializing hardly offer sufficient grounds for explaining that process, nor are they sufficient for directing it. It is indispensable to achieve quick progress in the theory, especially in conditions of the need to carry out basic reforms. The article is concerned with one of basic theoretical aspects of the analysed problem: the way of comprehending and formulating the category of socializing the economy. The author's goal has been to present the composite conception comprising legal, economic, social and political aspects of that process. In particular, the above objective has been reflected in the scheme illustrating main elements of socializing the economy, their sequence and mutual interrelationships. It is an attempt to systematize the connections between various social processes. The scheme may prove useful for analysing those processes. It may make it easier to avoid oversimplified approaches to questions of socializing the economy. Although the author does not attempt to formulate conclusions with respect to many controversies, he nonetheless points to methodological possibilities of analysing them theoretically and empirically in their mutual relationships.Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/201