SUMMARY
------------- POVERTY
Natalia M. RIMASHEVSKAYA
Risk of poverty in contemporary Russia
The author claims that a real modernization of the Russian economy is not possible without transformation of the Russian society. And this transformation is impossible without eradication of poverty and terrible inequality bringing about destabilization in all spheres of social life. As social policy is formed at the federal level and implemented at the local levels - in regions and municipalities, with the account of the regional specifics, it is necessary to monitor the living standards of population by regions. Otherwise, the poverty line may be "frozen", and the acute problem of poverty will be solved only virtually but not really.
------------- HUMAN POTENTIAL
Natalia M. RIMASHEVSKAYA, Valentina G. DOBROKHLEB
Efficiency of human capital in the "new" economy
The article addresses one of the key problems in modern Russia - orientation of knowledge on solving the tasks of post-industrial society. This implies shaping a Creative Personality and providing preconditions for his/her activities. Social institutions, and first of all the national innovation system, should build up demand for a highly effective human potential.
Yury P. BOYKO
The role of human capital in solving the problems of population
The article deals with the specific features of shaping the human capital in Russia in relation to the social and economic situation in the country, which brings about the current problems of the population. The author considers changes in the economic views of people over the period of market reforms. He singles out a number of psychological characteristics of a personality, which predetermine its successful adaptation to the market conditions and positive input into the national human capital.
------------- DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY
Leonid L. RYBAKOVSKY
Regional differentiation in the outcomes of the demographic policy in Russia in 2006-2008
The article presents analysis of the changes in the birth and death rates of population by the RF subjects from 2006 to 2008. It shows contribution of each region to the policies aimed at overcoming the depopulation in Russia.
------------- INNOVATIONS
Sergey A. BARKOV
Socio-demographic aspects of spreading innovations
The article considers three stages of spreading innovations within society, showing in particular the advance of cellular communication and other innovations at the consumer market in Russia and China. At the first stage, among the consumers of a new product are mainly rich men wishing to demonstrate their social status. At the second stage - working people irrespective of their sex. And at the third stage the innovation becomes widespread among all population strata and ceases to be indicator of status differences.
------------- PROBLEMS, VIEWS, OPINIONS
Anatoly A. OVSYANNIKOV
Unified state examinations: who and how has passed them?
The article deals with the current reformation of the education system in Russia. The author claims that the expert community is coming to the opinion that unified state examinations (USE) have shown their low efficiency in tackling the social problems of a systemic character, which they were intended to solve or mitigate. Still, nobody raises the question of assessment of the risks connected with introduction of USE and ensuing consequences. There is no apparent wish to discuss the outcomes of the past round of USE in the country, although President Medvedev expressed a certain concern over the obtained results. It looks like the efficiency of USE is already acknowledged.
Larisa M. SER
Youth and formation of an effective, professionally-oriented labour potential in Russia
The article considers the problems relating to professional orientation of the Russian younger generation in choosing and mastering a future occupation, as well as the impact of this generation on formation of a quality labour potential of the country. The author proposes creation of a unified, well considered in perspective, multistage system of professional orientation, which would ensure effective shaping of business carrier of employees, including youth, and solution of the tasks of practical managing human resources in the Russian Federation and its regions.
------------- LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
E.S. SADOVAYA
Social risks in the labour sphere: projections of the situation
The author presents her prognosis of the main trends in development of the global social and labour relations in the coming decades. She comes to a conclusion that the growing instability in the social and labour sphere is threatening to political stability in contemporary societies. A special consideration is given here to the respective trends in Russia.
------------- MIGRATION
Olga D.VOROB'YOVA, Anatoly V. TOPILIN
Migration policy in the CIS countries: what is necessary and possible
The article considers specific features of the economic area, and particularly labour market in CIS countries, which are actually common for these economies. Demographic development in the past decades has predetermined a certain labour surplus in some countries and labour deficit in some others. This results in a free migration of labour across these regions under the conditions of visa-free entry rules in the area. The author discusses the possibility of minimization of the arising social and economic problems in both receiving and sending countries, and the measures for regulation of the migration flows to be taken at the state level.
Dmitry G. SERDYUKOV
Dynamics of labour migration in the Russian Federation in 2000-2008
The article deals with the recent developments in the labour migration. Currently there are over 30 million unemployed or economically active people being outside the labour market in Russia. Still, there a real need in attracting additional labour resources from other countries to sparsely populated regions and economy branches, which are in poor demand among the natives. The greatest flows of legal labour immigrants come from the "visa-free" CIS countries. But regulation of labour migration from these countries remains one of the weakest points in the Russian migration policy.
Yu V. DMITRIEVA
Migration processes: a new conception of management
The article shows the specific character of managing migration processes as a special object in the system of strategic management of social processes with application of innovation technologies.
Yu V. DMITRIEVA
Innovation technologies in management of migration
The article provides substantiation of the need to develop and implement international standards of quality management in the work of the RF migration services.
------------- RUSSIAN REGIONS
Lyudmila I. ALONKINA
Population of the Orlov oblast
The author presents analysis of the socio-demographic situation in the Orlov oblast. She gives a special consideration to significance of this situation as a factor of the economic development and economic security in the region.
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