Two seemingly totally unrelated problems relating to various aspects of development of social relations under socialism are named here. But they are intentionally presented under the same heading since in reality they form an integral whole.

A more efficacious social policy, including state assistance to families in the material support and rearing of children, has become very urgent in connection with the necessity of accelerating economic and social development.

The development of the national economy in the past year shows that the nation's economy is in a difficult state and that no improvement is as yet in sight. Many key indicators for nine months of 1989 rose insignificantly compared with the same period in the preceding year (gross national...

This article presents the results of an academic project carried out by order and with the financial support of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.sup1/sup The project is devoted to a broad-scale study of the savings of the Russian population to obtain information that existing state...

For the sake of justice it must be said that the slogan "Everything for People" is now heard less often than in years past, because we are becoming accustomed to the truth and life to date has been such that these words almost always lack real content. But at congresses of people's deputies and...

The history of the pension system in our country began with the victory of the Great October Socialist Revolution, which opened the way for the creation of such a truly democratic state institution as social security for those who are unable to work.

A vast program for raising the people's living standards is being implemented in our country. Within the Seven-Year Plan period (1959 to 1965) the consumption fund in the national income of the USSR will increase by approximately 60 billion rubles. Grants and benefits to be paid from the state...

A characteristic feature of developed socialist society is that it deals with a broad range of socioeconomic problems relating to the improvement of the people's well-being. Of great importance in this connection are studies of the structure of the population's needs and consumption, the...

Among the many unique ideas presented at the Nineteenth Party Conference was the need to study the various alternatives before implementing each measure of statewide significance. It was also proposed decisively to reject any variant already chosen if it did not prove to be the best. In other...