The Features Of Assessment Of The State Social Policy And The Income Of The Population In The Modern Economy Of Russia

Abstract

 Improving the quality of human life is the main goal of the development of modern society, and the development of human capital is a necessary condition for the construction of innovative economy. Income inequality in a market economy is objectively determined, and, consequently, the starting opportunities, for example in inequality in obtaining education, advanced training, and other similar benefits, differ significantly from each other in different strata of society. High differentiation of social opportunities for citizens negatively affects the economic development of society. For the formation of an effective system that ensures a decent quality of life, a necessary condition is a combination of market self-regulation mechanism and cost-effective regulation by the state. Despite the existence of opposing points of view, the modern reality is that it is the state that determines the rules and creates the general legal basis for market activity. In the implementation of the policy of improving the quality of life, regulation of the population's income is, in our opinion, one of the most important tasks of the state to reduce the recent economic and social polarization of Russian society and increase the prestige of productive and conscientious work.

When assessing the level of differentiation the population income, official statistics do not always take into account the regional difference, which consists in the different purchasing power of the ruble in the regions. In addition, the current practice of assessing the level of inequality the population income based on monetary income alone does not take into account the significant volumes of resources that come at the disposal of the population in the form of social transfers in kind. All this leads to significant distortions in calculating the structure of incomes, their distribution between population groups and, consequently, in assessing the level of differentiation of the population by income. An effective mechanism of state regulation of the population income should include not only the regulation of income at all phases of the reproduction process - distribution, exchange and consumption, - but carry out prompt adoption of management measures based on monitoring of socio-economic indicators that adequately reflect the current situation. Also, it should develop a methodological approach to assess the level of income differentiation of the population at the present stage of development of the economy of the Russian Federation.