SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION OF UKRAINE: ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the social environment of Ukraine in order to identify its impact on the parameters of formation and implementation of human capital to substantiate the conclusions for public policy in terms of effective measures for its development.

In the course of the research general scientific and special methods of synthesis and system analysis were used (to substantiate the characteristics of human capital); system analysis and theoretical generalization (to assess the state of formation and use of human capital in Ukraine); statistical analysis (to assess the factors influencing the human capital of the country); logical analysis, strategic management (to substantiate the instruments of state policy to improve the human capital of the state); system and comparative analysis (taking into account the peculiarities of human capital formation in Ukraine).

The urgency of the problem of analyzing the social environment of the country in the context of tracking its impact on various aspects of the formation and implementation of human capital.

The practical significance of the research results is that the indicators of employment and income of the population of Ukraine are analyzed. Negative preconditions for the formation of human capital related to the problems of the labor market and employment have been identified. The characteristic of indicators of social security in Ukraine is given. The growth of state expenditures on social assistance, the development of social infrastructure, which ambiguously affects the strengthening of human capital of the state. The analysis of parameters of social tension in Ukraine is carried out. It is established that high levels of unemployment, crime, and morbidity are problematic aspects (in the context of human capital). Indicators of provision of the population of Ukraine with social infrastructure are analyzed. It is shown that its specific indicators are deteriorating and this is a negative factor in the context of preserving the country's human capital. Conclusions are made regarding the negative preconditions for the impact of the state of the social sphere on the formation, as well as instruments of state policy to improve human capital in Ukraine.

The scientific novelty of the research results is the development of methodological support - SWOT-analysis of advantages and disadvantages, tools for improving human capital in the country.