Inertia in socio-economic systems: theoretical and heuristic analysis of the phenomenon

Abstract

Modern society and economy are a complex dynamic system of an open type, the complexity of which is due to the variety of forms and contents of modern socio-economic relations between individuals and economic entities. Inertia, as a phenomenon, is characteristic of both objects of the material world and subjective reality (for example, inertia of thinking). With all the variety of manifestations of inertia that we encounter in the events and phenomena of social life, inertia is given considerable attention in the natural (physics, etc.) and technical (applied mechanics, etc.) sciences. At the same time, there are practically no theoretical and methodological studies of this phenomenon in the humanities and social sciences (economics, political science, sociology, etc.). In this study, the authors consider inertia as a phenomenon characteristic of any modern socio-economic system. The object of the study is the phenomenon of inertia, as an integral attribute of complex dynamic systems. The subject of the study is the phenomenon of inertia, as a event in the socio-economic life of society. We consider inertia as an indispensable attribute of the social and economic life of society, which inevitably affects the rate of decision-making (managerial, financial, investment, etc.), the final result of management, the effectiveness of the implementation of project decisions and other consequences of social and economic existence. The results of the study. They are expressed in the consideration of the substantive and conceptual aspects of the phenomenon of inertia in socio-economic systems, with the transdisciplinarity of the categorical and conceptual apparatus of various fields of knowledge. The formulations of social and economic inertia are proposed. Based on the principles of sufficient reason, it is proved that inertia is an inherent property of social and economic systems. The content aspects of the formation and reality of economic and social inertia are presented and disclosed. Special cases of inertia accounting in economic and social systems in world practice (Taylor rule, Berliner effect, etc.) are considered. The author’s definitions and interpretation of some real events are presented.Abbreviations. Socio-economic system (SES), inertial system (IS), non-inertial system (NIS), inertial mass (IM).