THE ROLE OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN REPRODUCING THE WORKFORCE

Abstract

Objective. Determination of the vectors of influence of social infrastructure on the state of the labor sphere and the level of development of the labor potential, development of measures to increase its role in the reproduction of the workforce. Methods. General scientific methods were used as research methods: comparison, analysis and synthesis, generalization, analytical, descriptive, typification, grouping. Results. The concept and role of social infrastructure in the national economy is defined, the author's definition is given. It was determined that the satisfaction of vital needs of the population largely depends on the efficiency of functioning and development of social infrastructure. This makes it possible to improve the quality of life of citizens by ensuring proper conditions for work, recreation, and cultural and educational level. The key goal of the functioning of the social infrastructure is the creation of a complex of life benefits necessary for the expanded reproduction of the labor force. It was established that the social infrastructure is part of the economic complex of each administrative-territorial unit, and therefore is a component of its functional and territorial structures. The functional structure reflects the composition and ratio of groups of objects that perform certain functions in the economic complex, and the territorial structure reflects various forms of spatial concentration of objects and their territorial associations. All elements of social infrastructure are considered from the point of view of their classification according to various characteristics (purpose, sources of formation, location, accessibility for the population, specifics of financing, form of ownership, organizational and legal form). The tasks that the development of social infrastructure is aimed at solving, and the main functions in terms of its influence on the labor sphere, have been established. Two aspects of the development of social infrastructure are indicated: the first shows the effectiveness of using material opportunities to improve the quality of life of the population and reflects the level of socio-economic development of the state, and the second shows the reverse side of the role of social infrastructure in the development of a certain territory from the point of view of providing it with labor resources. The state of development of social infrastructure in Ukraine is assessed.