State Paternalism and Economic Inequality: the Practice of the USSR and Modern Realities

Occupation: Associated Professor, Leading Researcher, Institute of Economy of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)
Affiliation: Institute of Economy of Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Obshchestvo i ekonomika

Edition

Issue 12

Pages

39-51

Abstract

The article shows the significant role of the state in regulating the level of socio-economic inequality. The scale of state regulation in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods is compared. During the Soviet period, the state purposefully carried out a reduction in wage differentiation, which led to equalization of earnings and a decrease in labor productivity. In the post-Soviet period, the state practically withdrew from solving the problem of economic inequality. A steady trend of growth in income differentiation of the population has been formed, accompanied by a decrease in economic growth rates.

Keywords

state paternalism, state regulation, socio-economic inequality, income level

Received

27.12.2023

Publication date

28.12.2023

Number of characters

24855

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GOST	Anisimova G. State Paternalism and Economic Inequality: the Practice of the USSR and Modern Realities // Obshchestvo i ekonomika – 2023. – Issue 12 C. 39-51 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://oie.jes.su/S020736760029162-7-1 (circulation date: 03.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S020736760029162-7
MLA	Anisimova, G. "State Paternalism and Economic Inequality: the Practice of the USSR and Modern Realities." Obshchestvo i ekonomika 12 (2023):39-51. DOI: 10.31857/S020736760029162-7
APA	Anisimova G. (2023). State Paternalism and Economic Inequality: the Practice of the USSR and Modern Realities. Obshchestvo i ekonomika (12), pp.39-51 DOI: 10.31857/S020736760029162-7

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