At the same time, the social infrastructure has been altered. Agencies that are new for
Russia have been established for management of the social sphere; new organizations and
institutions have appeared; and the “game rules” for existing social structures have been
changed. The introduction of new social and information technologies and the establishment
of data bases have begun, and new social professions have arisen.
Principles for funding the social sphere as a whole and individual social policy
elements have undergone certain changes. A significant portion of state budget resources
have been redistributed to social extrabudgetary funds and have taken on an outwardly
insurance-oriented natures.
A gradual redistribution of the responsibility of participants in social relations is
underway, which is manifested in the transfer of a portion of powers in the social policy