Abstract
The article looks at the concept of the socio-economic analysis of scientific sources carried out by scientists of four main historical stages of the formation and development of state social policy in the countries of Western Europe, which makes research topic relevant.
 The scientific article gives scientific definitions to such categories as "social sphere", "social policy" by various scholars and authors. In addition, the article groups social protection programs, summarizes and comprehensively, analyzes the theoretical and scientific approaches to improving their effectiveness. 
 Having done an extensive analysis of the research materials, the author makes a conclusion about the urgency strengthening measures for social protection of the population in order to avoid further economic recession.
Highlights
Based on the socio-economic analysis of scientific sources carried out by scientists, four main historical stages of the formation and development of state social policy in the countries of Western Europe can be identified:[1]
BC e. - XV century. n. e. - the emergence of objective prerequisites for the formation of social policy as a special type of state activity. This stage is characterized by the emergence of social policy and its development in the subsequent centuries of the existence of human civilization on the European continent
Such great ancient philosophers as Plato and Aristotle made a great contribution to the development of social problems in terms of its influence on the development of social policy
Summary
Based on the socio-economic analysis of scientific sources carried out by scientists, four main historical stages of the formation and development of state social policy in the countries of Western Europe can be identified:[1].
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