Social transformation in Russia in the 1990s: problems and periodization of the formation of social policy
- Authors: Yusupov R.G.1, Khaibullin A.R.1, Grigoriev E.N.1
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Affiliations:
- Ufa University of Science and Technology
- Issue: Vol 14, No 3 (2024)
- Pages: 45-50
- Section: Russian Public Administration: Pages of History and Modernity
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2223-0092/article/view/635466
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.33693/2223-0092-2024-14-3-45-50
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/IMXDVP
- ID: 635466
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Abstract
The article analyzes the problems and periodization of the formation of social policy in Russia in the 1990s. After the collapse of the USSR, the abandonment of the socialist path of development and a sharp turn towards the capitalist path, expressed in radical market reforms, the Russian state, which began to copy and transfer the experience of developed Western countries to Russian realities, faced a dual task – to form an economic policy based on market principles and, again based on the experience of Western countries, a new social policy. Western states are not unanimous on social issues, but social policies are formed and implemented by all. There are three basic models of it, in which the participation of the state in the implementation of social tasks is outlined in different ways. However, the Russian authorities are faced not so much with the problem of choosing an appropriate model, but with the problem of adapting the state’s social obligations to the consequences of market transformations. The term “transformational model of social policy” even appeared in the scientific literature, indicating a state of transition, but it was not possible to unambiguously describe this term, since approaches to social transformation in different countries did not repeat each other. Moreover, the practice of transition to a market in Russia and other countries with a socialist background has shown different reactions to universal market laws and mechanisms. The Russian scenario turned out to be painful for the economy and social sphere. It was established that the social sphere was transformed in three stages, but none of them had a systematic and complete form. On this basis, we concluded that in Russia in the 1990s, social transformation laid some of the foundations for social policy. But it did not lead to the formation of social policy itself, which is incorrect to interpret as a certain sum of social measures, because any policy, including social policy, is usually understood as a mechanism developed by the state for regulating social relations, aimed at their harmonization.
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Rakhimyan G. Yusupov
Ufa University of Science and Technology
Author for correspondence.
Email: yusupovr.g@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 9034-2690
Dr. Sci. (Hist.); Professor, Department of Theory of State and Law, Institute of Law
Russian Federation, UfaAinur R. Khaibullin
Ufa University of Science and Technology
Email: arnauka@bk.ru
SPIN-code: 3436-2643
Cand. Sci. (Law), Associate Professor; associate professor, Department of Theory of State and Law, Institute of Law
Russian Federation, UfaEvgeniy N. Grigoriev
Ufa University of Science and Technology
Email: gevgeniyn@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 4269-1836
PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor; associate professor, Department of Pedagogy
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