SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN KAZAKHSTAN: MECHANISMS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE STATE AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES

This article is devoted to the study of the institute of social partnership in Kazakhstan, as a special form of relations between the state and the civil sector, based on the ideas of social dialogue, equality, partnership and consensus, and aimed at solving socially significant problems of state and society development. Based on the study of secondary sources and state official documents, the author has attempted to identify the main stages in the formation of the institute, its features, advantages, as well as problems and barriers that arise in the process of implementing the goals of partnership. On the basis of the carried out analysis the article concludes that despite existing positive sides of social partnership functioning there are certain negative moments which prevent from further strengthening and development of the institute.