The modern status of employment in the regions in post-oil era


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Mahmudova İ.

vol.8, pp.297-305, 2020 (Conference Book)

  • Nəşrin Növü: Article / Article
  • Cild: 8
  • Nəşr tarixi: 2020
  • Səhifə sayı: pp.297-305
  • Adres: Bəli

Qısa məlumat

The social policy of the modern state should have a content that covers the most important aspects of public life. The objective of effective social policy is to build the social protection system enabling to expand the ability of population to meet their needs, to maintain stability in the society, to create a confident life for every citizen, to reduce the social tension and to support the overall regular reproduction process in the society. The successful economic policy implementing in the country has a powerful impact on the development of the economy of regions along with the increase in the economic growth of the country. The major steps have been taken to ensure the balanced development of regions of Azerbaijan. The four state programs for the socio-economic development of the regions have been adopted so far and the latter one is being successfully implemented at the moment. One of the main directions of the state social policy is the case with employment. The Azerbaijan’s independence and the transition to a market economy had major positive effects on the employment of the population. The status of the employment should also be considered as an indicator of the demand to the workforce in the country. One of the main goals of the state programs in Azerbaijan is to bring the regional development to the highest level and achieve its sustainable growth. Within the framework of the mentioned programs, a number of solutions are planning to be taken to resolve the problem of employment in the regions by reducing the dependence of the economy from the oil sector and stimulating the development of the non-oil sector. One of the key directions in the implementation of the employment strategy is to eliminate the factors that limit the opening new workplaces and to create the institutional condition that stimulates the increase of the level of employment. From this point of view, the effective implementation of the fiscal and monetary policies, which are the main components of the state regulation mechanism and the adoption of measures aiming the development of entrepreneurship, especially small and medium-sized businesses are very crucial. Strategic Road Map includes the planning to increase an employment, to achieve the macroeconomic stability, to improve regional development, to upgrade the structure of economy and to increase the share of the private sector in the economy. It is planning to implement much more work to achieve more sustainable, diversified, inclusive economy and to increase the development of social sector in the country.