Relevance. The article provides a comparative analysis of the indicator measurement of the level of criminalization of the economy in Russia and foreign countries, compares the measurement methods, the empirical data obtained, on the basis of which recommendations are formed for improving the methods of measuring economic indicators.
The purpose of the study is to improve the existing tools for indicator measurement of the level of criminalization of the economy, taking into account the actual spread of this phenomenon, which will improve the diagnosis of economic security.
The objectives of the study are to compare the existing methods of measuring the level of criminalization of the economy in Russia and foreign countries, to make proposals for improving the domestic methodology for measuring this phenomenon.
Methodology.The basis of the research was the theoretical work of domestic and foreign scientists and specialists in the field of economics and criminology. Based on the analysis carried out, as well as previous scientific author's developments, the directions for improving existing methods for measuring the level of criminalization of the economy are proposed. When conducting a comparative analysis of foreign and domestic experience of indicator measurement of criminalization of the economy, methods of analysis and synthesis were used, the coefficient method was used to calculate the advance coefficient, reflecting the dynamics of economic crime in Russia, tabular and graphical methods were used in the compilation of tables and figures.
Results. The differences in the methods of measuring the level of criminalization of the economy in Russia and foreign countries are revealed, which ultimately affects statistical indicators. Using the advance coefficient, an increase in economic crime of almost all indicator indicators measured abroad has been established, as opposed to domestic statistical data showing negative dynamics in this direction. Based on the identified contradictions, the analysis of regulatory documents and economic indicators, specific measures are proposed to improve the existing measurement methods.
Conclusions. For the existing domestic system of measuring the indicator "the level of crime in the economy", the analysis of foreign experience is very valuable, since the presented materials and calculations give management bodies the opportunity to apply theoretical developments in practice to carry out a set of organizational measures aimed at improving the domestic mechanism for ensuring economic security.

Relevance. At present, the level of use of the socio-economic potential of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation, in comparison with developed and many developing countries of the world, seems to be relatively low. As the experience of the countries of the European Union and China shows, the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the national economy can be increased through their involvement in a variety of global chains with a high level of added value, in connection with which the topic of this article seems relevant.
The purpose of this article is: to analyze the theoretical and practical problems that hinder the development of the potential of SMEs; substantiating the need to use direct and indirect methods of state support for small and medium-sized enterprises, taking into account the best practices of foreign countries to stimulate their participation in scientific and innovative activities; an attempt to prove the feasibility of using special regional digital development centers as a subject for managing the development of the SME institute.
The objectives of the study are to study the current state and the dependence of the development of small and medium-sized businesses on exogenous and endogenous factors, substantiate an adequate set of direct and indirect measures of state support for their interaction with big business within global chains with a high level of added value.
The research methodology consists in the use of dialectical, positivist, structuralist and other methodological approaches, and within their framework the following methods of scientific knowledge - historical, ascent from the abstract to the concrete, the unity of logical and historical, comparative analysis, etc. The research is based on statistical data and scientific publications posted in the official mass media.
The results of the work are reflected in the form of an analysis of the initial statistical information characterizing the current state of small and medium-sized enterprises in the domestic economy, a generalization of the problems that hinder the successful development of the SME institute and promising scientific and innovative directions of its development in the system of global value-added production chains.
Conclusions The modern foreign practice of the functioning of SMEs testifies to the unlimited potential of their social and economic opportunities, in connection with which the positive experience of foreign states should be used in domestic practice, taking into account the peculiarities of the economic development of Russian regions. To this end, it is advisable to develop the necessary set of measures within the framework of state scientific and innovative programs for the innovative development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation.

Relevance. The concept of public administration has been constantly evolving throughout the history of human development. The prerequisites for the transition to each subsequent concept are formed, as a rule, on the basis of the accumulation of long-term practical experience, identification and assessment of the shortcomings of the previous concept. In general, the vector of the development of the concept of public administration is associated with the trajectory of the historical development of society and presupposes putting at the forefront, first of all, the issues of improving the quality of public administration.
Target. The purpose of writing the work is to consider the evolution of the concept of public administration in order to determine the vector of its development depending on the chosen criterion - the historical stage of the development of society.
Tasks. The following tasks were set and consistently solved in the article: to study the historical and theoretical aspects of the emergence and development of the concept of public administration and to schematically present and substantiate the vector of its development depending on the historical stages of the development of society: preindustrial, industrial, informational.
Methodology. In this work, the method of theoretical analysis of the sources of the problem under study, the method of historical-logical analysis and assessment of the current situation, as well as the illustrative-graphic method are used.
Results. The analysis of the evolutionary development of the concept of public administration carried out in this work substantiates the existence of objective needs for a purposeful increase in its quality and determines the nature of its implementation in conjunction with a change in the stage of development of society.
Conclusions. Public administration in the process of evolution has undergone a number of changes, as evidenced by the allocation of such concepts of its development as: bureaucratic, managerial, network, digital. Today, the concept of public administration continues to evolve in the context of the idea of the state as a digital platform.

Relevance. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that at the moment there is no single constructive mechanism of relations between the authorities and small and medium-sized businesses. The coronavirus crisis, in addition to "exposing" all the existing problems of interaction between government and business, also added a bunch of new ones. Despite the fact that the Government of the Russian Federation regularly develops and launches programs to support small and medium-sized businesses, the effectiveness of the latter is sluggish. In order for state support measures to justify themselves and entrepreneurs to be satisfied, it is necessary to consider in more detail the mechanism of their cooperation. Therefore, the study of interaction models will help to identify "weak" places, improve the most effective ones, because the success of the activity and development of any company affects the comfortable functioning of the economic system as a whole.
The purpose. The purpose of the study is to assess the joint functioning of the state and business, the role of society in these relations.
Objectives: consider the tools and models of interaction between government and business; identify resources of conflict potential, administrative barriers and their destructive impact on small and medium-sized businesses; substantiate the need for their constructive interaction.
Methodology. In his work, the author uses theoretical and practical research methods.The study was carried out using temporal data using formal methods of analysis.
Results. The necessity of constructive interaction between public authorities and business structures in order to effectively influence the economic situation in the country has been substantiated. It is also confirmed by the fact that today the majority of Russian entrepreneurs more than ever need the support of their business from the state. This kind of support should be expressed not only through the measures outlined on paper, but also backed up by the real reality in the work of each entrepreneur.
Conclusions. The research materials make it possible to systematize the relationship between the authorities and business, to highlight the main mechanisms of interaction between them.

Relevance. In the system of economic security, the problem of investment provision is one of the key ones, since the formation of the investment process in the region is largely determined by the peculiarity of the economic mechanism for regulating investment activity, the emerging trends in demand for financial, credit and monetary resources, the presence of business structures that contribute to the implementation of the objectives of regional investment policy. For the normal functioning of the economic security system of the region, material resources are necessary. However, in the conditions of fierce competition for development resources, it is important to search for other factors, namely non-material ones, such as image characteristics. In the conditions of objectively existing resource opportunities of the regions, it is the practice of forming a positive image that is considered as a necessary component of the system of strategic development in the competition for investment resources.
The purpose of the study: to identify the image characteristics in the composition of the factor space of the region, formed by national ratings.
Objectives: to determine the information and communication model of the process of forming the image of the region, to decompose the image characteristics in the factor space of the region in the system of ensuring economic security, to build profiles of investment risk and investment potential of the Kursk region.
Methodology. General scientific methods were used in the study: theoretical and methodological analysis of sources, illustrative-graphic, abstract-logical.
Results. It is established that the investment image characteristics in the factor space are the competitive advantages of the region and are considered as an intangible factor that allows stimulating the socio-economic development of the territory.
Conclusions. The integrated assessment of territories implemented in ratings and indexes serves as a reference point for decision-making by target groups. Effective attraction of investment resources is considered as a necessary condition for the implementation of strategic initiatives, so the parameters involved in the formation of the investment image of the region should be linked and coordinated with the objectives, resources and deadlines for achieving the target indicators and indicators of state programs.

Relevance. Taxes are called, on the one hand, to form the financial resources of local self-government bodies, and on the other, to serve as an instrument of socio-economic policy of the municipality. In most foreign countries, municipal budgets are formed at the expense of tax revenues and are the basis of the country's economic security, in Russia they have become the most problematic link in the budget system.
Purpose. The article is aimed at substantiating promising areas for increasing the tax potential of local budgets on the basis of a comprehensive study of the peculiarities of the formation of local budget revenues, an analyticalsystematized approach, the existing regional fiscal practice.
Tasks. The article solves the following tasks: an analysis and assessment of local budget revenues in the Russian Federation is carried out, factors influencing the formation of local budget revenues are reflected, and ways to increase tax revenues are considered.
Objectives: analysis and assessment of local budget revenues of the Russian Federation, substantiation of promising areas for increasing the tax potential of local budgets on the basis of an analytical-systematized approach, existing regional fiscal practice.
Methodology. The methodological base of the study is based on a systematic approach, within the framework of which the methods of logical, economic-statistical and dynamic analysis were used.
Results. The article presents an analysis and assessment of local budget revenues of the Russian Federation, substantiates promising areas for increasing the tax potential of local budgets on the basis of an analyticalsystematized approach, the existing regional budget and tax practice.
It is concluded that the interdepartmental active work on the legalization of labor activity of foreign citizens, monitoring of employment in the informal sector of the economy, the level of wages at enterprises located in municipalities, the financial condition of city-forming and large enterprises will contribute to increasing tax revenues of municipal budgets.
Conclusion. In recent years, most municipalities have faced common problems such as insufficient tax revenues and increased funds allocated from higher budgets. Given that a significant share in the tax revenues of municipal budgets of the Russian Federation is the tax on income of individuals, it is advisable for individual entrepreneurs whose professional tax deductions are more than 94% in the income received to introduce a minimum tax, which will greatly contribute to an increase in tax revenues of local budgets.

Relevance. Against the background of the active development of biotechnologies around the world, research aimed at improving methods for determining the place and role of regions in the unified economic and biotechnological space of the country, by assessing their resource potential and opportunities for innovative development of bioeconomics industries, is becoming particularly relevant.
The purpose of this study is to clarify and improve the methodology for assessing the resource potential of the region from the point of view of the possibilities of innovative development of bioeconomics industries.
Objectives: to review approaches to assessing the resource potential of the region; to present a methodology for assessing the resource potential in the form of a single set of tools, methods, forms of assessment, as well as the procedure and conditions for its application; to propose and characterize the levels of the resource potential of the region, as well as to test the methodology within the regions of the Central Federal District.
Methodology. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research was the methods and approaches presented in the works of scientists in the field of resource potential research. In the course of the scientific research, empirical, theoretical, statistical methods and methods of graphical representation were used.
Results. The author proposes a methodology for assessing the resource potential of the region as a single set of tools, methods, forms of assessment, as well as the procedure and conditions for its application. The proposed methodology is aimed at determining the level of the resource potential of the regions and the possibilities of implementing biotechnological complexes in the studied territory.
Conclusions. The paper formulates and substantiates the methodological aspects of assessing the resource potential of the region as the basis for the innovative development of bioeconomics industries, which make it possible to make a rating of regions in the form of a list of potential territories capable of implementing a biotechnological complex.

Relevance. In the aspect of digital transformations of countries, regions and the world community, an important area of research in theory and practice is the problem of the growth and development of industrial production and the formation of the industrial potential of the economies of countries. The digital transformation of the industrial sector of the economy is largely determined by the sequence of global political and economic trends, as a result of which a new model of the socio-economic structure of social and economic life and mechanisms for the formation of competitive advantages and growth opportunities for economic sectors, including the industrial sector, are being formed. In these conditions, an urgent problem is the study of trends in the technological transformation of sectors of the national economy, in particular the industrial sector, the search for opportunities for growth and reproduction of industrial potential.
The purpose of the study is to determine the main trends in the technological transformation of the sectors of the national economy, in particular the industrial sector, to assess the level of technological development of the industrial sector and the growth and reproduction opportunities of the industrial potential of the Russian economy at the present stage.
Objectives: to assess the current situation of the level of technological transformation of the industrial sector of the Russian economy; to identify the opportunities and threats of technological development of industry at the present stage; based on the analysis to identify the main directions in the formation of approaches to state support of technological transformation of industrial sectors, taking into account the specifics of each of them.
Methodology. The research is based on the general scientific methodology of literature review, system and logical analysis, methods of data collection, induction, description and processing of research results.
Results. An assessment of the possibilities and threats of technological transformation of the industrial sector of the Russian economy is given.
Conclusions. The directions of development and increasing the level of technological transformation of various industries, taking into account the specifics of each of them.

Relevance. The economic downturn during the introduction of restrictive measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic determines the urgency of developing measures and proposals to ensure the sustainable development of various spheres of social production.
The purpose of the study is to develop proposals to support and ensure the development of tangible and intangible production in the Russian Federation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objectives: analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy as a whole and the Russian Federation, in particular; identification of the most affected, not affected and had a positive growth in the spheres of social production, development of the main directions of their further development.
Methodology. The methodological base of the study is based on a systematic analysis of data obtained from available sources, observations and personal experience of the author, as well as the use of economic and mathematical methods and expert opinion of specialists from specialized industries.
Results. As a result of the analysis, the industries most affected by the introduction of restrictive measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic were identified. The most affected areas of activity have been identified, and possible consequences of others that may manifest themselves in the short term. Proposals have been developed for the stabilization and development of various spheres of material and non-material production.
Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic had a twofold impact on social production: on the one hand, certain industries declined, and on the other hand, it created prerequisites for the development of other spheres of social production. At the same time, the introduction of digital technologies and the development of information and communication systems became particularly relevant, which led to the economic transformation of production.

Relevance. Management processes at any level tend to constantly become more complicated and to increase their effectiveness, it is necessary to review and improve its individual aspects. This is why the importance of production management as a specific type of activity for managing the main business processes of an organization is now especially great. The modern economic reality creates conditions under which it is necessary to constantly improve management practices to increase the competitiveness of the product produced by the organization. All this is typical for such rapidly developing industries as telecommunications.
The purpose of the research presented in the article is to identify the features of production (operational) management in the telecommunications sector in order to find optimal ways to improve it.
The objectives of the research are to identify the universal principles of modern production management; to identify the features of the main business processes of companies in the telecommunications industry; to formulate the features of production management in the telecommunications sector; development of the main directions for improving the production management of the telecommunications sector.
The research methodology includes general scientific methods such as comparative analysis of sources, system analysis and synthesis of facts, induction and analysis.
The result of the study is a list of features of production management in the telecommunications sector and current ways to improve it.
The author draws conclusions that production (operational) management is a specific type of management activity that allows you to manage the main business processes of organizations and increase the competitiveness of the organization's product, while having its own main characteristics, features and development paths. In addition, there are certain features of production (operational) management in the tele-communication sphere, the identification of which allows us to identify ways to improve it.

Relevance. The article examines the impact of digitalization on the logistics activities of seaports. Optimization of the working operations of seaports is inextricably linked with the efficient movement and processing of a large amount of information between all participants in the logistics chain. The use of electronic document management, "digital twins", digital information platforms are considered in this article as one of the elements of modernization of logistics of seaports. In the Russian Federation, the issues of competitiveness and improving the efficiency of seaports, including using digital technologies, increasing the level of their innovation are particularly relevant. What is the significance of their application in the field under study, is it due to the introduction of "smart" network systems or the possibility of organizing work on a new basis?
The purpose of the study is the need to identify the advantages of using digital technologies in the management system of logistics activities of seaports on the example of the Primorsky Territory.
Objectives: to conduct a scientometric analysis of scientific articles studying the subject area; to analyze the main approaches to the definition of "digital technologies in logistics"; to identify the advantages of using digital technologies in logistics; to determine their significance for the development of logistics activities in seaports.
Methodology. The research methodology is based on an integrated approach, including the analysis of scientific and normative literature, the study of international practice. The methods of comparative and system analysis are used to investigate the logistics activities of the seaports of the region.
Results. The paper evaluates the results of a theoretical discussion in the study of the concept of digital technologies in logistics activities. The results of the study of the logistics management system of seaports using digital technologies on the example of the Primorsky Territory in the period 2020-2021 are presented.
Conclusions. The main results of the research in the field of digitalization of logistics systems of transport and cargo flows can make a certain contribution to the development of theoretical knowledge in this field. And also to help the managers of seaports in the modernization of logistics activities.

Relevance. Currently, digitalization has affected all aspects of life, all sectors of the economy. One of the priority areas for the development of the world economy and Russia in particular is the introduction and effective use of digital technologies in industry. Thus, the digital transformation of industrial enterprises is becoming an urgent area of scientific research. At the same time, insufficient attention has been paid to the selection of priority areas for the digital transformation of industrial enterprises based on multi-criteria methods, which led to the choice of the research topic.
The purpose of the study is to use multi-criteria methods to select the direction of digital transformation of industrial enterprises.
Objectives: to substantiate the relevance of the digital transformation of industrial enterprises, to identify priority areas (alternatives) for the digital transformation of industrial enterprises; apply multi-criteria methods to choose the direction of digital transformation of industrial enterprises; identify the priority area of digital transformation of industrial enterprises.
Methodology. In the process of the study, general scientific methods of logical and statistical analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis, as well as methods of multi-criteria choice, such as the Churchman-Ackoff method, Polygon of alternatives, "Pattern" were used.
Results: identified priority areas (alternatives) of digital transformation of industrial enterprises; the methods of multi-criteria choice were applied in practice - the Churchman-Ackoff method, Polygon of alternatives, "Pattern"; As a result of practical testing of multicriteria methods, the priority direction of digital transformation of industrial enterprises was revealed.
Conclusions: the practical application of multicriteria methods made it possible to identify the priority direction of the digital transformation of industrial enterprises, the consistent implementation of which will allow direct and indirect effects of digitalization of industrial enterprises.

Relevance. The challenges standing against the world economy because of the COVID-19 pandemic have required regulators to use unconventional financial policies to stimulate economic growth. This has had a certain impact on the dynamics of poverty and economic inequality. From this perspective, the topic is particularly relevant today and requires a large number of new questions to be answered. Research on socio-economic inequality involves many different terms and indicators, which are sometimes used incorrectly, creating some terminological and methodological confusion in the scientific discussion. In this regard, it is important to study all these theoretical problems and clarify the concept, classification of socio-economic inequalities, as well as issues related to the quality of data and its methods of assessment.
The purpose of the work is to solve a number of theoretical and methodological problems related to the essence, classification and methodology of assessing the socio-economic inequality of households.
Objectives: define the socio-economic inequality of households; propose a classification of types of socioeconomic household inequality; justify the problem of completeness, quality and comparability of data in analysis and international comparisons of the level and dynamics of socio-economic inequality of households and suggest ways to solve it.
Methodology. The study used methods of analysis, and synthesis of scientific papers and graphical analysis of statistical data.
Results. the definition and classification of types of socio-economic inequality have been clarified; the problem of data quality, which makes it difficult to form an objective assessment of socio-economic inequality was justified: the problem of the complexity of international comparisons, going from the usage of different methodologies for assessing the subject of the study in different countries, is also justified.
Conclusions. It is proposed to continue developing and enhancing the system of statistics and analysis of socio-economic inequality of households on the base of international standards and in closer international cooperation between countries, as this will allow to get a deeper understanding of economic inequality problem and the wok out adequate policies of state financial regulation.

Relevance. The "color revolutions" that literally filled the entire post-Soviet space in the early 2000s are based not only on political roots, but to a large extent on a socio-economic basis, which manifested itself in the miserable existence of citizens of the post-Soviet space who saw the reason for their economic difficulties in power, in its inability to govern the state at this stage.
The purpose is to reveal the influence of socio-economic factors on the process of the "color" revolutions on the example of such countries as Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan. Methods.
Objectives: consider the dynamics of the main macroeconomic indicators of the EU and the US from 2015 to 2020; to study and visualize the dynamics of GDP growth, GDP in PPP per capita, inflation in the EU member states for 2016–2020; investigate the dynamics of the total US government debt for 2015-2020.
Metodology: the method of statistical and critical analysis of data from world agencies (Solidarity center, Center for International Private Enterprise CIPE, International Republican Institute, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, National Security Council); the method of comparative analysis was used to compare the socioeconomic causes and consequences of the “color revolutions” in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine.
Results. "Color revolutions" in the post-Soviet space were developed according to the same technologies developed in the West and tested in the countries of the Near and Middle East during the period of "velvet" revolutions. The only basis for their course, which ensured their success, was the worse state of the country's economy, the poverty of the bulk of the population and the presence of youth groups financed from the West to incite protest and sometimes nationalist sentiments.
Conclusions. After the events in Georgia and Ukraine in Russia, at the level of high-ranking government officials, decision-makers gradually formed a point of view according to which "revolutionary events" in the CIS republics are causing real damage to Russian national interests in the post-Soviet space. Key words: Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, post-Soviet space, "color revolutions".

Relevance. Financial condition plays a key role in the functioning of a banking institution. It reflects the organization's ability to finance its ongoing operations and maintain solvency. In this connection, the assessment of the financial stability of the organization and the search for ways to strengthen it are the most important task of any commercial bank.
The purpose of the presented study is to study the financial stability of a commercial bank, factors that have a direct impact on the stability of the finances of a banking institution, as well as to develop ways to improve the financial position.
Objectives: to consider the concept of financial stability of the bank and its components; determine the factors influencing the formation of financial stability; study approaches to bank analysis; develop measures to improve financial stability.
Methodology. In the course of the research, such general scientific methods as analysis and synthesis, classification, grouping were used, complex, methodological and systemic approaches to research were applied.
Results. The concept of financial stability is highlighted and its indicators are considered, preliminary divided into four main groups, the problems of financial stability were identified, and the importance of solving the core problem, which to a greater extent affects the functioning of a commercial bank, is substantiated. The analysis of the studied literature contributed to the identification of the main factors that have a direct impact on the stability of the bank's finances. In the course of the work, approaches to assessing financial stability were identified, classified in accordance with various criteria. Much attention is paid to the type of financial stability of the organization and the search for ways to improve it, which is also reflected in this article.
Conclusions. Subsequently, we compiled a matrix of actions to improve the financial stability of a commercial bank, which is most relevant at the present time. In conclusion, the investigated data are summarized and the corresponding conclusions are drawn regarding the stability of banks operating in the territory of the Russian Federation.

The relevance of the scientific research of the concept of education 4.0, as well as the trends accompanying the process of digital transformation of education, is due to the following reasons: the need to change the structure of education management in the process of digital economic development; search for optimal methods to solve the problem of matching the content of education with the priorities and goals of the national economy.
The purpose of the study is to study the concept of education 4.0 in the context of its impact on the training of personnel for the digital economy, as well as to consider the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation of education.
Objectives. In accordance with the goal, the following tasks were set and solved: to study the content of the stages of development of the education system within the framework of the technological changes observed in the economy; identify trends in the digital transformation of education; to formulate the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation that determine the priorities of the future development of the professional training system for the digital economy.
Methodology. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is the scientific achievements of domestic and foreign scientists on the digital transformation of the education system. To substantiate the achieved results, a set of scientific methods and approaches was used: analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, scientific abstraction. The paper uses a retrospective approach to the category "education 4.0". The research is based on the publications of foreign and domestic authors on the studied issues and problems.
Results. As a result of the research, the content of the concept of education 4.0 is revealed, global trends in education are formulated, the characteristics of digital technologies used in the educational process are given, opportunities and challenges that determine the future of education are formulated.
Conclusions. It is proved that even now educational organizations should pay attention to the structural changes that digitalization entails, and use the material in the educational content that forms the knowledge and skills necessary for students to adapt to it.

Relevance. The active introduction of digital technologies increases competition in the labor market, increasing the requirements for employees and employers, their professional competencies. The use of Internet resources and digital technologies provides ample opportunities in the process of activity, but with all the advantages, there are also disadvantages concerning the risks of social and labor relations that require research on remote employment.
The purpose is to identify the problems, more precisely, advantages and disadvantages associated with new forms of employment caused by the transformation of the economic system on the basis of the conducted research.
Objectives: To analyze the modernization of employment in the conditions of the current economic situation, to study the factors of the development of the remote form of employment of the labor market, to consider the policy in the field of non-standard employment, as well as the mechanisms of its regulation.
Methodology: content analysis of leading specialists and the legislative framework in the field of employment, systematic and logical analysis, processing and description of the research results.
Results. The article studies the development of non-standard forms of employment, considers changes in labor legislation, problems that characterize social and labor relations, methods of organizing remote labor.
A comparative analysis of the transformation of employment of the population, including the problems of social and labor relations, is given.
Conclusions. In the process of globalization of the economic system that is at a transformational stage of development, when we are witnessing the transition to post-industrialism, informatization and globalization, the formation of a unified world information and communication system using Internet resources, the content of work that requires in – depth analysis and study is radically changing.

The relevance of the study lies in the need to clarify the attitude of small businesses to the digital economy and to determine the most significant characteristics that this attitude. The results of expert interviews showed that some experts - representatives of small businesses - do not support the development of the digital economy.
The purpose is clarification of the attitude of small business in the Kursk region to the digital economy.
Objectives: determination of the attitude of small business to the development of the digital economy; determination of general, digital and habitual characteristics of small business in the region and study of their impact on attitudes towards the digital economy.
Methodology. To accomplish the assigned tasks, the following methods were used: analysis of statistical information; small business questionnaire. The definition of the habitual structure of small business was made by comparing the orientation of the main disposition of the respondents and their effective capital.
Results. 26 percent of entrepreneurs have a positive attitude towards the digitalization process, 50 percent chose the answer "rather positively than negatively", 16 percent have a more negative than positive attitude, 4 percent have a negative attitude to the digital economy. The reference habitual structure of small business in the Kursk region shows that about 90 percent of small businesses can support the development of the digital economy and have a positive attitude towards the digitalization process.
Conclusions. The results of the study allow us to assert that general and digital characteristics can have only a slight effect on the attitude of small businesses to the digital economy, the main influence on the attitude of small businesses to the digital economy is exerted by habitual characteristics. At the same time, the majority of respondents who expressed a negative attitude to the digitalization process have a “preservation” disposition orientation, and it is practically impossible to change their opinion. However, there are also a number of respondents whose expressed opinion may change when creating the necessary conditions for this, aimed at implementing habitual practices, which can be expressed in real events related to increasing digital indicators and awareness of the opportunities and support provided by the state for the development of the digital economy.

Relevance. Human needs have been the focus of attention of scientists for a long period of time. At the same time, the realization is now coming that the consumption of goods and services leads to overconsumption, which is in no way connected with the objectively necessary human needs. Within the framework of this study, the needs and the possibility of their full satisfaction lie in the «plane» of the economy, the focus of which should be on the person. Accordingly, the task of studying the process of satisfying objectively necessary needs in a human-oriented economy is being actualized.
The purpose is to determine the process of interaction between the components of a human-oriented economy in the process of satisfying objectively necessary human needs.
Objectives: to form a basic chain of interacting elements in a human-oriented economy in the process of meeting human needs; to determine the levels of satisfaction of human needs; to identify directions for assessing the result of the functioning of a human-oriented economy.
Methodology. For the study, the following methods of scientific knowledge were used: content analysis, a universal scheme of interaction.
Results. A model has been developed to meet the needs in a human-oriented economy; a universal scheme of interaction of elements in a human-oriented economy has been formed through the process of satisfying human needs as a result of the interaction of human, material, information resources within the framework of the production of goods; three levels of satisfaction of needs are identified: basic, minimum, maximum; the necessity of applying feedback (through subjective and objective assessment) within the framework of the model of satisfying needs in a human-oriented economy is indicated.
Conclusions. The obtained results of the study reveal the directions of work in the future: subjective assessment of the degree of satisfaction of the needs of the population through a survey; an objective assessment of the development of key areas of a human-centered economy through the processing of statistical information. The practical value of the work is the results of the study can serve as a basis for the development of a set of measures, management mechanisms aimed at the formation and development of the basic spheres of a human-oriented economy and the economy as a whole.

The relevance of the undertaken research consists in the analysis of economic and pedagogical factors in the activities of a commercial enterprise operating in the market of socio-cultural services of a municipal formation. Nowadays, various agents can engage in the education and enlightenment of the population, their professional activities are fixed by law. As a result, the competition of municipal and commercial leisure offers for the population arises in the market of socio-cultural services.
The purpose of the study is to analyze the conditions for the implementation of the service of a children's and family holiday and its promotion to the market by a commercial agency that carries out its professional activities in the municipality of a Siberian city.
Objectives. Among the studied tasks, we can note such as the study of the mechanism of promotion of a holiday agency to the market of socio-cultural services of a small city, including such marketing components as the study of the service market and existing competitors, the analysis of the segment of service consumers, the study of supply and demand for the service and the development of a turnkey service.
Methodology. The leading empirical method of the study was a survey of residents of Tulun, Irkutsk region, and specialists in the field of culture engaged in the professional field of eventing.
Results. The practical significance of the undertaken research is that the results obtained during it will allow other subjects of the market of socio-cultural services to provide a stable mechanism of functioning, thereby contributing to the expansion of the range of holiday services and improving its quality.
The conclusions of the study are based on the need to introduce a wide range of festive events for children of all age groups, as well as inclusive holidays for children with special needs to the market of social and cultural services in the city of Tulun, Irkutsk region.
It is assumed that due to the attention to children with special needs and the implementation of holidays in partnership with municipal institutions, the children's holiday agency, as the object of this study, will receive undeniable advantages in promoting its services in the city's holiday services market.

Relevance. Modern screen culture as a component of mass communication occupies a leading position in terms of influence on public consciousness. A television series as a part of mass culture secures important content, time and functional positions. In our opinion, with the increasing importance of the television series as an aspect of mass culture in particular and modern socio-cultural life in general, active attention should be paid to the formation of this phenomenon as a postmodern aspect and reflection of the "non-classical" model of reality.
The purpose is to identify the specifics of a television series as a cultural text and determine its place in the field of modern screen culture.
Objectives: to establish the role and significance of the TV series in the context of the current reality of screen culture and to assess its communicative effectiveness; to find the relationship between the seriality of a television series through its reflection as a phenomenon of mass consciousness and an important aspect of postmodern reality; to trace the specifics of the language of the TV series and the complex of semiotic codes presented in it; analyze the phenomenon of the TV series and evaluate its impact on the viewer through psychological and emotional mechanisms.
Methodology. In the process of working on the study, mainly structural-diachronic, historical-biographical, hermeneutic methods, the method of system analysis were used.
The results of the study can be used in the course of the educational process when considering issues in various courses on anthropology, philosophy of history, philosophy of culture, etc.
Conclusions. As our analysis of the source base shows, as a rule, the television series became the object of research from the point of view of classical aesthetics or from the point of view of its perception from the point of view of the recipient, that is, the audience. For us, the television series is of interest primarily as a semiotic carrier of a cultural text, where multidimensional and multilevel inclusions of various discourses and codes are reflected.

Relevance. Considering the integral part that trust plays in the theory of social capital itself as well as in its network refraction, it is important to determine the functional content of the studied category. Further theoretical detailing and ways of applying theory to the study of social objects depend on the interpretation of trust. It can be either an element of content or a source of social capital.
The purpose of the study is to identify the reasons for the duality of understanding of trust in relation to social capital and to establish the boundaries of the semantic demarcation of the concept under discussion.
Objectives: identify the features that allow us to consider trust as an element of social capital in a network social organization; to reveal the grounds on which trust is ranked as a source of social capital in the network approach; define a role in establishing everyday order; to make the question of the importance of the researcher in the organization of the semantic boundaries of the studied phenomenon relevant.
Methodology. In addition to the theory of social capital, the research is based on the achievements of the network and informational approaches. Theoretical and methodological approaches correlate with each other and determine the choice of research methods. Key words: methods of socio-philosophical analysis necessary to achieve an assessment of the role of social capital in the context of interaction and the method of identifying determinant factors (the method of causality), which affects network activity and forms social capital.
The research results made it possible to reveal the foundations of the trust interpretations that have developed in the theory of social capital. The characteristics of trust are revealed, which make it possible to classify it as a component of social capital. The features that relate it to conditions contributing to the origins and development of social capital have been determined.
Conclusion. By focusing on certain aspects of trust, the researcher identifies its functions, hence diving into a certain semantic connotation of the phenomenon under study.

Relevance. In current business communications, trust is becoming increasingly important for participants in international economic relations due to the need to minimize cross-cultural barriers to coordination and, as a result, to achieve common goals.
The purpose is to analyze trust as a socio-cultural factor that contributes to more effective overcoming of cross-cultural barriers in international business.
Objectives: to study the concept of trust in the context of a systematic approach; to analyze the interpretation of trust in a universal concrete historical context.
Methodology. In the process of working on the study, the analysis of scientific literature on the research problem, the dialectical method, the comparative method, as well as generalization and interpretation techniques were used.
Results. The article substantiates the position that in connection with the processes of globalization and internationalization of world economic relations and relations, there is an increasing need to develop generally significant mechanisms to overcome the ethno-local characteristics of trust and to move to the development of a generally significant model of trust. Such a model of trust has a dynamic nature and proceeds from the prerequisites of the need to develop cross-cultural flexibility, cross-cultural sensitivity in the process of forming intercultural competence.
Conclusions. the involvement of subjects of international business communications in the overall process of forming a model of trust in the socio-economic sphere by taking into account ethno-cultural, socio-religious and other factors will allow its participants to achieve a higher degree of mutual understanding when making managerial decisions. Further research on the phenomenon of trust should deepen and expand the proposed recommendations on the formation of a model of trust in business communications.

Relevance. The global structural crisis of the liberal socio-economic system indicates the need to resolve the accumulated contradictions, which is possible only if they are comprehensively analyzed, and the reasons for their generation are found. In particular, under these conditions, the political economic approach to the analysis of the global socio-economic system, which previously revealed its inherent hierarchy, is being reactulated. Thus, the study of the socio-economic system of neocolonialism is becoming relevant again.
The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the socio-economic system of neocolonialism as one of the main causes of the global structural crisis that has arisen.
Objectives. This goal is achieved by solving the following objectives: identifying the socio-economic system of neocolonialism that really exists on a global scale, which continues to exist and develop after the nominal collapse of empires in the 60’s of the 20th century, as well as representing its destructive impact on the development of the global socio-economic system.
Methodology. The solution of these tasks is carried out by applying general scientific research methods within the framework of logical, statistical and comparative analysis.
The result of the conducted research is the confirmation of the existence of the socio-economic system of neocolonialism, which has a decisive influence on the global socio-economic system.
Conclusions. The conducted research is applicable for the structural analysis of global socio-economic processes, as well as the formation of interdisciplinary theoretical models that reveal the destructive processes taking place in the modern market world system and allow in the search for ways out of the current global comprehensive crisis, which is especially relevant for Russia, which is in a colonial situation, and has the whole range of properties characteristic of the countries of the periphery of the world capitalist system, which entails all the challenges inherent in this situation.

Relevance. The article considers the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of people with disabilities and pensioners from a sociological point of view. The subject of the research is a pandemic as a factor of vital activity. The object of the research is the vital activity of the people with disabilities and pensioners in pandemic situation. Social object is the people with disabilities and pensioners of the metropolitan city. The analysis of the structure of the "people with disabilities and pensioners" is given; the scale of mortality among this group in comparison with other age groups, the dependence of the quality and life expectancy of the age-disabled population on the conditions of the urban environment of the metropolitan and the implementation of urban and social programs.
The purpose of the study is to study the peculiarities of the perception of the urban environment by the people with disabilities and pensioners under the crisis epidemiological conditions, its influence and the degree of their adaptation to this environment.
Objectives: to give theoretical and empirical interpretation of the category of "the people with disabilities and pensioners", which differs from usual definition of this category by other authors; to analyze the scale of mortality of "the people with disabilities and pensioners" under coronavirus epidemic conditions; to determine the interdependence of mortality and adaptive behavior of this category of people; to characterize the socio-demographic portrait of Vitostrata of "the people with disabilities and pensioners".
Methodology. The study was carried out on the basis of a sociological approach using private sociological theories: sociology of the city, sociology of labor, the theory of social change (P. Štompka), as well as the principles of social demography [1].
Results. To solve the set of research tasks, the author studied the negative and positive factors affecting the life of “the people with disabilities and pensioners” in the pre-pandemic period.
Conclusions. The author presents a new interpretation of the category of “the people with disabilities and pensioners” and gives its socio-demographic portrait; analyzed the scale of mortality of this category of people in a pandemic; determined the interdependence of mortality and adaptive behavior of “the people with disabilities and pensioners”.