Impact of the level of transport industry development on the welfare of the population

Abstract

The article presents an assessment of the impact of the level of development of the transport industry on the welfare of the population. The main objective of the study is to determine the satisfaction of the population with transportation services within the geographic area under consideration. Transportation services are one of the indicators influencing the general level of welfare of the population. The generalizations of views of scientists of different periods of life on the concepts of welfare determination are given, the highlighted change of focus in the study of welfare - from public to individual, which changed together with the evolution of the place and role of man in the economy - from a resource material, subject of labor supply, to an agent of innovative opinion and a factor of change. The interrelation of conceptual notions “welfare” and “economic growth” is defined. The role and importance of the transport industry in the system of industries of the country is noted. In the process of research the method of sociological survey of respondents was applied, which allowed to determine the “bottlenecks” in obtaining transportation services. Thus, the presence of shortcomings significantly reduces the level of well-being of the population as a whole. The general directions of sustainable development of the country and regions, improving the welfare of the population from the position of availability of transportation services are presented