Principle of Extinction of state of Marx:
Revolutionary and a proponent of scientific socialism, Marx propagated the principle of extinction of the state. This principle of extinction of a state is a part of his entire range of state-related concept. According to Marx, in socialist society, certain materialistic circumstances will emerge, and because of which, there shall be no need of a state to exist, and as a result, it will vanish. Simultaneously, socialist society will be replaced by communist society. According to Marx, in socialist society, a state gradually gets weaker and hence is exterminated because of the following reasons:
1. According to Marx, “State – institution is originated in the form of saviour of individual property, but in socialist society the institution of individual property gets terminated. In this way, the very basis of existence of a state will get ruined and then the process of extinction of the state will start.”
2. In a socialist society, capitalist class will end and only the labour class will remain in existence and hence class – struggle will also end. In this situation, there will be no need of a state and then the process of extinction of a state will get underway.
3. There will emerge such just and exploitation-less circumstances in the socialist society, that there will be no crime. And hence, there will be no necessity of a state to maintain peace in the system. In the wake of the above reasons, a state gets ruined in a socialist society. Conclusively, a communist society will be established, which will be a stateless and classless society.
