Framework Of State Policy Research Articles

Strategic acts of management as a form of managerial decision-making in the field of ensuring national security and state sovereignty of the Russian Federation: problems of hierarchy

The article substantiates the relationship between state management decisions and strategic management acts. The latter are the basis not only for building a system of legal acts of management in the field of ensuring national security as the most important component of state sovereignty of the Russian Federation, but also for the adoption and implementation of managerial decisions in this field. It is concluded that it is necessary to clarify the content of strategic planning documents and to give them legal certainty, systematicity and hierarchy. The types of these documents are analyzed: strategies; state policy frameworks; doctrines; concepts; state programs. The following model of hierarchy of strategic acts of management in the field of national security is argued: strategy of national security of the Russian Federation — conceptual acts (bases of state policy, doctrines, concepts) on the most important directions of ensuring national security of the Russian Federation — strategies on the most important directions of ensuring national security of the Russian Federation — state programs of the Russian Federation on the most important directions of ensuring national security.

Protecting the Rights of Older Citizens in the Kyrgyz Republic: International and Constitutional Legal Framework of State Policy

The statistical data related to the life expectancy of the population of Kyrgyzstan, international legal and domestic legal acts that define the foundations of the state policy of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of protecting the rights of older citizens are considered.

STATE POLICY TO COUNTER CRIME IN BORDER REGIONS IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY

Relevance. Crime in border regions poses the greatest danger to society and the state in the digital world. During the period of digitalization of society, the problem of criminal law risks with the use of information technology is becoming more dangerous, large-scale and intractable. As you know, the era of the dominance of digital technologies has not only positive consequences, opening up new opportunities for the development of society and the state, but also creates additional criminal threats to national security. In such circumstances, government policy is aimed at building an effective system of digital confrontation. In a digital society, the crime prevention system in the border regions of the Russian Federation, although based on the unified legal framework of state policy in the field of combating crime, cannot be the same for all regions of the country. Its construction should take into account regional economic, social, demographic, ethno-confessional, territorial, historical, cultural and national characteristics. Purpose and methods. The purpose of the scientific report is to summarize the criminal risks of digitalization for the national security of border regions and to analyze some areas of state policy in the field of combating crime in a digital society. To achieve this goal, the research uses methods of analysis and synthesis; generalization of expert opinions in various fields of science, materials of legal statistics and investigative practice; analysis of messages in mass media; dialectical and sociological methods. Conclusion. The digitalization of society is associated with an increase in the number of criminal law risks in all areas of public life. At the same time, the development of digital technologies also affects the successful organization of preventive activities within the framework of public policy. The use of achievements in the field of digital technologies makes it possible to significantly improve the criminal procedure and penal enforcement policy of

The Features and Problems of Management and Oversight of State-owned Enterprises and Sover-eign Funds in the RA

The article discusses the role of state-owned joint stock companies in the country's economy and financial system. Analyzing the viewpoints of a number of famous economists, a number of problems typical for effective SOE management were raised. The role of SOEs has been considered by three separate viewpoint. In one case as they considered as bodies that pay dividends to the state budget and provide state budget revenues and in the other case as bodies active within the framework of state policy in areas where private participation is not possible to achieve the stated goals of the state. In addition, in terms of state funds, SOEs were considered as entities providing financial flows in the form of investments in the economy. In the article, the problems and possible risks of the SOE management process in RA were identified and classified in the mentioned cases, as well as innovative proposals for their solution were presented. Compilations of statistical data on state-owned companies in foreign countries have been carried out. Management challenges, financial processes, operational efficiency and productivity, transparency and accountability, legislative, political, social economic and other issues discussed in the system approach were highlighted in the process of managing the state share of SOEs.

Firearm Laws Enacted by Municipalities in 6 States With Diverse Policy Frameworks

Firearm violence is a public health crisis. Municipalities are frequently prevented from adopting firearm-related laws because of state preemption-when the state limits local authority to enact laws on a specific topic. Yet, it is unknown the extent to which municipalities enact firearm-related laws under varying preemption regimes, the content of such laws, and how municipal laws relate to the state's firearm-policy framework. A purposeful sample of 6 states with diverse preemption laws were chosen; 3 with robust preemption: South Carolina, Maryland, and Arizona; 1 with moderate preemption: Nebraska; and 2 without preemption: Connecticut and New York. Using Lexis+, municipal codes as of December 31, 2020 were identified, and the policy topics were evaluated and compared with the state's policy framework. Counties representing the municipalities identified were characterized using public use data. In total, 613 municipal policies were identified, covering 56 topics. The number of policy topics enacted by at least 1 municipality in the state included 18 for Arizona, 21 for Connecticut, 24 for Maryland, 25 for Nebraska, 40 for New York, and 28 for South Carolina. The most common policy identified was restricting public discharge in community-centered locations. Local laws in preemption states replicated state requirements or were consistent with savings clauses expressly allowing local action. New York City, a municipality in a state without preemption, enacted laws covering the most policy topics of the municipalities identified. When not constrained by state preemption, local lawmakers actively passed firearm-related legislation. Many such laws are specific to local contexts and may reflect local lawmakers' responsiveness to constituent concerns.

State policy and development of entrepreneurship of Kazakhstan in conditions of un certainty

The purpose of the research is to study the survival strategies of small and medium-sized businesses within the framework of the state policy in conditions of uncertainty, including in crisis situations. Methodology. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to conduct this study. To analyze the state policy regarding small and medium-sized businesses and their adaptation to new conditions in Kazakhstan, this study uses the method of primary and secondary data research. The primary data were obtained during an online sociological survey among representatives of small and medium-sized businesses of the Karaganda region. The survey was conducted using the Google Forms tool, which was attended by 287 entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium-sized businesses. The purpose of the survey was to study measures of state support, the consequences of the pandemic and strategies for the survival of SMEs, as well as to assess the understanding of SMEs of state policy in relation to them. Secondary data are obtained from open sources:statistical data of state bodies, international organizations. The advantages of the chosen research strategy are the possibility of conducting a comprehensive analysis of both the state strategy in relation to entrepreneurship and the adaptation of business in conditions of uncertainty. Originality / value of the research. Small and medium-sized businesses implement socially signifi cant functions for the economy. The results of this study can fi nd their application in the improvement and transformation of state policy in the fi eld of entrepreneurship support. Findings. Within the framework of this study, an analysis of the current situation of state policy in the field of entrepreneurship is presented. In the course of conducting a sociological survey among SMEs, the main di ffi culties of doing business during the pandemic were identifi ed, as well as the main survival strategies within the framework of state policy were presented. Recommendations are given regarding the emphasis of the policy on encouraging and stimulating the introduction of digitalization of SMEs.

The activity of noncommercial organizations providing medical social care to migrants in conditions of COVID-19.

The article considers actual topic concerning acquisition by migrant associations of certain importance in the public sphere of different countries. The analysis demonstrated that these public structures begin to act as actors of intersectorial cooperation within the framework of state policy in the fields of migration and health care. It is substantiated that various institutions of civil society remained in shadow of state and commercial structures for a long time. Only recently, Russian socially oriented noncommercial organizations acquired status of suppliers of social services, including medical social care of population. At that, they became a subject of cooperation in order to provide medical social care to population, which is provided not only to Russian citizens within the framework of mandatory medical insurance, but also to migrants. It is proved that during the pandemic, many noncommercial organizations expanded scope of cooperation with government, business and public structures of medical and social profile. Some noncommercial organizations that were originally organized as associations of migrants and had character of diasporas are now legitimate NGOs. Such organizational and functional changes can be interpreted as a result of development in the field of care of migrants and their integration into the Russian noncommercial sector. As a consequence of transnational commitment of migrants themselves and their interest in development of their native countries. Also, as a result of institutional integration, and consequence of spreading of COVID-19 and intensification of need in medical and social care to countrymen and their families. It is concluded that institutional changes allow NGOs to establish more open relations with associations of migrants of various origins, as well as to attract additional resources for planning, financing and implementing projects that are strategically important both for survival of organizations themselves and for helping migrants in pandemic conditions.

Ideological Entanglements of Family Policy and Their Consequences – Could the Charter of Family Rights Help to Solve the Dilemmas?

Decisions related to family policy are the results of settlement of axiological dilemmas, understood as the necessity to make a choice between different types of good. These settlements are made on the basis of adopted and implemented ideologies. The article discusses the main assumptions of family policy in the liberal, conservative, social liberal and feminist perspective. Then it presents selected consequences of ideological entanglement of family policy on the example of state interference in matrimonial and procreation decisions, the right to raise children and to reconcile parental and professional obligations. The final part of the text discusses the Charter of the Rights of the Family as an example of a proposal that aims to go beyond the strict ideological framework of state policy towards the family.

Dynamic statistical assessment of the competitiveness of an energy generating company (as exemplified by Rosenergoatom Concern JSC)

The depletion of traditional organic energy sources and aggravated environmental problems are the reasons why the level of energy efficiency is an important factor in the competitiveness of the national economy. Russia ranks third in the world in terms of total energy consumption and its economy is distinguished by a high level of energy intensity (amount of energy per unit of GDP). In 2019, this figure was 9.62 tons of oil equivalent (toe) per 1 million rubles, which is 40% higher than the world average. The low energy efficiency of the Russian economy is a widely recognized problem. A special decree of the Government of Russia in 2018 sets the task of increasing the level of energy efficiency of the Russian economy by 23% by 2030. One of the ways to solve this problem is the development of nuclear energy, and increasing the competitiveness of nuclear energy is one of the key issues for the national economy. In this connection, solving the problem of assessing the competitiveness of the nuclear industry and its leading companies occupies a key place among the practical scientific problems, the solution of which is facilitated by the results presented by the authors in this article. Rosenergoatom Concern JSC is the leading energy generating company in the Russian nuclear industry. The results of the study of the competitiveness of Rosenergoatom Concern JSC were obtained on the basis of the authors’ methodology for assessing the competitiveness of an energy generating company. The novelty of the presented methodology lies in the developed normative and evaluative model and the coefficients of competitiveness of an energy generating company. The advantages of the authors’ model are that it allows (1) obtaining integral assessments of the competitiveness of a power generating company at short time intervals for a large number of indicators and (2) quantitatively measuring the effects of different factors on the competitiveness of a power generating company, provided that the grouping of indicators of competitiveness of a power generating company is justified by influencing factors. The two factors considered by the authors were: the general market factor and the industry factor. According to the results of the study, it was found that Rosenergoatom Concern JSC demonstrates positive increase of the competitiveness indicator mainly due to the industry factor. With this regard, it was concluded that, within the framework of state policy, it is advisable to strengthen support for the Russian nuclear industry by creating additional conditions and opportunities for its energy generating companies on the domestic energy market.

The Political Challenge of Islamic Economic Development in The Jokowi’s Government, Indonesia

Indonesia in developing its Islamic economic system is closely bound up with the political situation of its time. The New Order is the government that established the first Islamic bank in Indonesia, but its relationship to political Islam has been strained in the past so it is delayed up to 1992.
 The era of reform marked by better relations between political Islam and the state has had an impact on progress in the field of Islamic financial institutions.
 However, in the development of the last 5 years, there has been no visible progressive policy that has led to the accelerated growth of Islamic finance, especially Islamic banking, which has stopped at 5% market share of conventional banking.
 The era of President Jokowi is the first government to formulate the Sharia Economic Master Plan 2019-2024 within the framework of state policy. This paper focuses on the opportunities and challenges for the realization of the master plan based on previous political policies and the reality of the political issue of the 2019 election results or the second period of Jokowi and the potential of Islamic economic resources in Indonesia.

THE INFLUENCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL REFORM ON THE STATE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

Injuries to workers at work in Ukraine are a very serious problem. The decision of this question is possible at the analysis of the reasons of trauma, and on this basis to offer measures for reduction of risk of dangers. The agricultural sector of the economy has a number of features and problems in the organization of labor protection on its safety and in the period of reform the situation in this direction may deteriorate. The reforms carried out in Ukraine, namely decentralization, administrative-territorial organization and land, affect primarily in the suburban and rural areas the agricultural sector of the economy, including the interaction of government agencies with farms on labor protection. Therefore, it is important to develop measures to improve the work of the labor protection management system at the enterprises of the industry during the reform period to prevent the deterioration of this situation, primarily as a result of administrative-territorial reform. The paper presents statistical data on injuries at work in Ukraine for 2018-2020 and emphasizes the state of labor protection in the agricultural sector. The analysis shows that injuries in agricultural production are directly related to the organization of labor protection and, above all, the most persistent trend in accidents in small businesses. The decrease in the number of occupational diseases against the background of unfavorable working conditions is associated with difficulties in accounting and control over workers in agriculture, including due to changes in ownership, deterioration of medical and occupational care services for the rural population. A large proportion of agricultural workers are hidden due to the lack of formal employment, which reduces the possibility of accounting and medical supervision of employed workers. Modern health care reform has also had a negative impact on health surveillance and the detection of occupational diseases. The impact on the state of labor protection in settlements and rural areas during decentralization and administrative-territorial reform is considered. Changing the administrative-territorial division involves the redistribution of powers between districts and local governments. Earlier, the territory of Ukraine was divided into 490 districts, the reform provides for 136 districts. It is pointed out that it is necessary to address these issues within the framework of state policy, including taking into account administrative and territorial reform, namely not only in state district administrations, but also in community associations there should be labor protection specialists who can , but also to provide real assistance in organizational matters, as well as in identifying risks in production processes and help prevent their implementation, especially for small farms, including farms. This requires the effectiveness of the control and supervisory bodies for labor protection, which can affect the reduction of injuries, primarily for organizational reasons, and this is almost 70% of all injuries.

Environmental and Legal Regulation of the Handling of Chemicals

The implementation of a set of measures aimed at consistently reducing the negative impact of hazardous chemical factors on the population and the environment to an acceptable level of risk provides for the development and analysis of the experience of the European Union and its member States in the field of chemical management, as well as the development of recommendations for improving legislation and other regulatory legal acts on environmental protection from chemical pollution. To this end, the article presents the rationale and conceptual approaches to the formation of legislation in the field of chemical safety within the framework of state policy. The most important aspect in the formation of legislation is the global nature of chemical safety problems, in this connection, the article points to the need to bring the law in this area closer to partners in economic cooperation and integration. Taking into account the focus of future laws on reducing the level of negative impact of hazardous chemicals on the population and the environment, the legal and political consequences of their implementation are outlined.

The concept of technological proximity in the development of European Union national innovative systems

Abstract The development of national innovative systems is intended to solve a number of issues: from decreasing socio-economic inequality in countries and regions to creating environments favourable to new high-tech production and diversification of industrial composition. Determination of the possibilities for expanding the set of innovative types of economic activity must be scientifically substantiated, since significant financial, material and human resources may be consumed in creating and supporting new economic sectors within the framework of state policy. This article contains an attempt to create a mechanism for revealing promising trends in the development of an innovative economic sphere, taking into account comparative advantages in the commodity composition of exports by determining technological proximity indicators. The article aims to substantiate the possibility of using the concept of technological proximity in developing national innovative systems. The study employs technological proximity indicators based on the revealed comparative advantages (RCA) of countries by commodity groups of export. A matrix of technological proximity in the industrial fields (at a six-unit level) for 28 countries of the European Union in 2007–18 was made. The results revealed comparative advantages by groups of high-tech products in EU countries in real time. The analysis of technological proximity in the industrial sector has shown the types of economic activity connected with the innovative sector, which was used to determine the countries’ degree of participation in the manufacture of high-tech products. The proposed mechanism can be used in the development and implementation of national and regional policy in the sphere of innovative systems, since it allows promising areas for creation and support of new high-tech productions to be determined.

Level Increase of Process Safety Culture at the Fuel and Energy Complex Enterprises

The priority development area, according the Russian Federation state policy framework in the field of industrial safety till 2025, is the high process safety formation, ensuring maximum employees involvement and their direct participation in safety issues, as well as the development of behavioral safety audit (BSA) skills. As a result of the studies, development of the safety culture level at the one of the gas transmission enterprises was assessed. The assessment was based on the results of two surveys. The first survey was carried out to assess the current level of safety culture before the BSA procedure implementation in the company, while the second one was conducted after the regular BSA procedure performing during two quarters of 2019. Using mathematical data processing, the statistical significance of variance in safety culture components assessments revealed was proved for professional group: production workers. At the same time, there were no changes identified for professional groups: specialists and executives. Using cluster analysis, the characteristics of the obtained culture levels were determined. The cluster analysis also revealed the increase in the number of production workers who rated the safety culture at the high level. Such results indicate the successful implementation of the BSA procedure in a company.

Academic Writing: A Discipline or Disciplines?

In the last five years, the discipline “Academic Writing” in one form or another has become part of the programs of many Russian universities. The goal of the discipline is the achievement of academic literacy. Within the framework of state policy in education and the need to increase publication activity, the discipline should teach students, graduate students and researchers to write a scientific article in accordance with the requirements of highly rated journals. In Russian education, the model of teaching academic writing was adopted from Western educational discourse. Since the 2010s, university teachers introduce courses, focusing on the experience of Western colleagues and sharing the results achieved. Researchers of academic writing point out a number of problems in teaching students. It is noted that students experience difficulties in mastering the competencies of the course, and teachers are not satisfied with the results. A number of articles appear in the media discourse, the authors of which express doubts about the appropriateness of practice of academic writing borrowed from the Western educational space. Indeed, in Western educational institutions, the development of academic writing skills begins at school, and then an extensive standard program is implemented at universities, covering various subject and cross-subject areas, within which the discipline is taught. In Russia, university students are confronted with a new field of knowledge and find themselves in a whirlpool of new rules, abilities, skills, competencies that they have to master in a short period of study a far as at the undergraduate level. The Western academic writing program is hardly applicable to the realities of Russian education. This article attempts to find the reason for the difficulties in teaching the discipline of academic writing to Russian students. The results of the study on three different groups of students studying the discipline of academic writing are presented. As a way out of a problem situation, the author proposes to divide the discipline into three levels, each of which covers a number of educational competencies necessary to create a specific product within the framework of the academic text genre.

Научная дипломатия как приоритет государственной политики в Арктике

The article considers the phenomenon of science diplomacy as a new form of coop-eration between states to solve global problems in the Arctic. Currently the Arctic region is one of potential geopolitical platforms which the leading world powers focus their special attention on and develop national strategies of its exploration. In the new «Fundamentals of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic» the development of science and technology for the exploration of the region in the view of enhancing international cooperation is one of the main tasks in the field of Arctic development. According to the authors of the study, science diplomacy should become one of the main tools contributing to strengthening cooperation and reducing the conflict intensity in the region. Special attention has been paid to estimation of the extent of conflict and its dynamics in the region. The article is based on a quantitative study of the relationship between the use of scientific and diplomatic practices and conflict intensity in the Arctic. The methods used in the study are event analysis and content analysis, which made it possible to conduct covariance and correlation analysis of variables. As a result, the model of the relationship between science diplomacy and conflict intensity in the Arctic region was created. The authors came to the conclusion that the use of scientific and diplomatic practices in the Arctic contributes to reducing conflict intensity in the region, strengthening good-neighborly relations with the Arctic States and achieving the goals set in the updated framework of state policy in the Arctic.

Monitoring of soil and plant complexes on forest fund lands in the area of influence of Orenburg oil and gas condensate field

At the current stage of Russia’s development one of the priorities is to ensure the protection of the environment and the rational use of natural resources. In the Framework of State Policy on Environmental Development of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 the ecological situation in the country is characterized by a high level of anthropogenic impact on the natural environment and significant environmental consequences of past economic activities. The problem of improving the legal regulation and organization of environmental activities of industrial enterprises as polluting objects of the environment is particularly relevant. The main pollutants emitted by Orenburg oil and gas condensate field are nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen carbon and other compounds. When pollutants enter the atmosphere their physical and chemical changes occur during movement and propagation in space, turbulent diffusion and dilution.

Survey for Assessment of a Person's Legal Consciousness: Development and Preliminary Validation.

The results of the development and preliminary assessment of the psychometric properties of the questionnaire of legal consciousness of a person are presented. Theoretical justification is given for the structure of the questionnaire containing six subscales. One scale relates to the individual’s awareness of constitutional rights and freedoms, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Constitution of the Russian Federation (personal, economic, political, cultural and social rights). The other five scales relate to the importance of constitutional rights and freedoms for the subject. The content validity of the tool was confirmed by expert assessments of professional lawyers—specialists in constitutional law—and the results obtained with semi-structured interviews (n = 30). The construct validity of the tool was established using exploratory factor analysis and tested by confirmatory factor analysis for student sample (n = 100). Cronbach’s alpha indicated high degree of internal consistency of the subscales. Currently, we continue improving the psychometric characteristics of the measure. The questionnaire obtained as a result of this work can be used to assess the level of a person’s legal consciousness development, and in particular, during the professional personnel selection for the state and civil service. The results of large-scale studies carried out with the help of this tool can be implemented in the activities of public authorities in order to improve the legislative process, taken into account by public organizations and authorities involved in the spread of legal education and legal culture in the framework of state policy on the development of legal consciousness and legal culture.

Bank Accounts for All: How Do State Policies Matter?

AbstractThis paper examines the relationship between state policies and bank account ownership in developing countries. While existing literatures broadly support a ‘market‐enabling’ approach, consisting of limited direct state intervention and proportionate regulation, statistical analyses frequently rely on problematic measurement techniques. This study adopts a novel and more comprehensive approach by using a modified index constructed from expert evaluations. Using ordinary least squares regression, the analysis suggests a positive relationship between a market‐enabling state policy framework and increased bank account ownership among the total population, but the relationship diminishes among key subpopulations: adult women, rural adults and the poorest 40 per cent of adults. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AS A MECHANISM OF STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN ECONOMY OF UKRAINE

The article provides an overview of the content of public-private partnership in terms of obtaining the expected socio-economic effects in the form of available public goods of appropriate quantity and quality, and outlines the goals of projects within this activity. It also outlines the principles, key success factors and benefits, as well as the structure and stages of selection of PPP projects. Key organizational and institutional elements of the formation and implementation of projects and programs at the regional level are also presented. In addition, the article describes the imperfections and inconsistencies of PPP regulations based on the legal analysis of Ukrainian legislation. At the same time, the article presents the factors that influence the effectiveness of public-private partnership and presents the most important measures that are used to measure this phenomenon. The criteria for PPP creation and development are described, as well as its principles and stages for choosing a private partner. Then the author presents an analysis of the dynamics and trends of joint projects in the framework of public-private partnership in Ukraine. The system of methods and tools used to investigate the effectiveness of PPP projects is explored. The benefits of public-private partnership are identified and the author tries to emphasize its social and economic importance at local and regional, national and international levels. External and internal factors of public-private partnership development have been analyzed, and on the basis of this the future prospects of this phenomenon have been reviewed. An important part of the article is the presentation of the characteristics of PPP models and forms, in particular the generalized structural and functional model of such a partnership. Secondly, the attributes of the design and economic environment that enhance the utility of public-private partnership are presented. Thus, it has been determined that PPP is one of the effective tools for the implementation of infrastructure projects by attracting extrabudgetary funding and their quality management of the private sector, becoming relevant in the framework of state policy. Keywords : public-private partnerships, structural transformations, infrastructure projects, institutional environment, methods of analysis, models.