РАЗВИТИЕ КОНКУРЕНТНОЙ СРЕДЫ В СИСТЕМЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ЭКОНОМИКИ РОССИИ – ИСТОРИЧЕСКИЕ И СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ПРИМЕРЫ

Abstract

Target. The purpose of the research is to analyze aspects of state regulation of the economy of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia for the period 1990–20220. during transformation in order to improve socio-economic relations with changes in the landscape of the Russian economy. Tasks. The objectives of the study are to consider various forms of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia, emerging and transforming in the 1990s–2000s, as well as state policy for regulating relevant socio-economic relations. Modern economic innovations in the form of the institution of self-employment as a new phenomenon of socio-economic life are considered. Various aspects of changing the competitive environment of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia are considered, taking into account self-employment, as well as measures of state regulation of the economy that are currently being discussed and implemented. Methodology. The historical aspect of the institutionalization and transformation of forms of entrepreneurship in Russia during the transition period of market reforms of the 1990s and early 2000s is considered. An analysis of the dynamics of development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation for the period 2018–2022 is used. A combination of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation into a single classification was used to model their possible interaction. The current discussion positions of federal authorities are presented using content analysis of public speeches of their representatives. Results. The activities of the state for the period under review, 1990–2020, demonstrate the generally successful systematic work of state regulation in a wide range of socio-economic relationships for the formation of new forms of entrepreneurial activity. As a modern economic phenomenon, the institution of self-employment has become an essential part of modern social relations, playing an increasingly significant role in changing the structure and competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia. Increased competition in the form of the emergence of the self-employed as a new category of economic business entities in Russia is a positive phenomenon for the economy as a whole. Conclusions. To ensure sustainable development and increase competitiveness, the state needs to develop effective measures to control and support entrepreneurs, including the self-employed, within the framework of their ecosystem interaction. Ways are proposed to level out the possible negative effects of self-employment for the development of competition within the scope of responsibility and competence of the Federal Antimonopoly Service.