STUDY OF APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE ESSENCE OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: RETROSPECTIVE AND MODERN APPROACHES

Abstract

In the system of social development, carried out by the state as the largest subject of management, the functioning of social infrastructure plays an important role. The main task in this case is the strategic satisfaction of the needs of the population in the field of education, healthcare, culture, etc., which contributes to the achievement of the well-being of the population and the achievement of the required level of quality of life. A retrospective analysis of approaches to the content of the concept of «social infrastructure» revealed that they are united by the commonality of the fundamental basis of social infrastructure - the need to meet the basic needs of society, which in a strategic perspective contributes to social well-being in a broad sense. Currently, a practice-oriented approach to the definition of social infrastructure is being actively developed, which implies the need for the quality of social services provided to certain groups of citizens and the population as a whole. This approach allows the state to implement one of the most important functions in the system of social management - to form the foundation for the unified development of society, taking into account the needs of the population and government institutions.