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Socio-Economic Problems
of the Modern Period of Ukraine
   



Collection SEPSPU -- sep2021.03.036

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Hontar, Z. (2021). Perspektyvni napryamy vdoskonalennya sotsial'noyi polityky v Ukrayini z urakhuvannyam dosvidu yevropeys'kykh krayin [Perspective directions of improving the social policy in Ukraine based on the experience of European countries]. In Sotsial'no-ekonomichni problemy suchasnoho periodu Ukrayiny [Socio-Economic Problems of the Modern Period of Ukraine]: Vol. 149 (3) (pp. 36-41). DOI: https://doi.org/10.36818/2071-4653-2021-3-6. [in Ukrainian].
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Authors



Hontar Zoryana Hryhorivna

Ph.D. of Public Administration, Associate Professor

Lecturer of the Department of social work, management and social sciences of the Lviv State University of Life Safety

Contacts: zoryana_3@ukr.net

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Resume

The current state, directions, and basic conceptual principles of the state social policy of the EU are studied, their distinctive features are characterized. The level of social development of the EU member states, the main strategic directions of state support of development, features, and needs of the social sphere of Ukraine in the course of the European integration, and strategic goals of their settlement are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of European experience to improve the social model of development and political stability of Ukraine. Modern approaches to the implementation of social policy are outlined. The relationship between social and economic matters in the policy of sustainable human development is shown. Emphasis is placed on the priority of active and effective state social policy, which results in the creation of conditions for the development of the welfare state, ensuring the social orientation of the economy, protection of social interests of on individual, society, and state. The practice of foreign countries on the implementation of social protection and regulation of social development processes is analyzed. Priority areas for reforming Ukraine's state social policy in the context of adaptation to the EU standards are identified. The conditions of functioning of the current system of social protection of the population of Ukraine are analyzed; the experience of leading "welfare states" in the formation of models of social policy is studied; weaknesses and ways to improve the domestic social protection system are identified; approaches to solving the problems of financing in social protection are proposed. Insufficient institutional capacity of the authorities hinders the realization of the potential of the European integration course in full, correct determination of the sequence of steps, calculation of the ways to achieve tasks, search for the necessary solutions for stakeholders to take full advantage of all benefits.

Keywords:

state social policy, social standards, social security, implementation, reform, social sphere, state social security policy

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