Social development

Abstract

The goal of our paper is to determine the extent of economic damage caused by the extent and rate of disability in Russia. The study is based on the analysis of the works of domestic and foreign authors, official documents of international organizations, and state statistics data. We propose a conceptual scheme revealing the system links between disabled population and other socio-economic problems. We prove that one of the crucial factors in reducing economic losses from disability is appropriate social policy that would stimulate the implementation of labor potential of disabled people. We give recommendations concerning the choice of priority indicators to be used in the implementation of programs to promote employment of disabled people and their professional rehabilitation. We consider the consequences of disability associated with declining public health and the economic losses it causes. We divide economic losses into two groups: the first one includes the expenditures on social support that is provided to the Leila N. NATSUN Vologda Research Center of RAS Vologda, Russian Federation, 56A, Gorky Street, 160014 E-mail: leyla.natsun@yandex.ru SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Aleksandra A. SHABUNOVA Vologda Research Center of RAS Vologda, Russian Federation, 56A, Gorky Street, 160014 E-mail: aas@vscc.ac.ru