Russian Journal of Economics and Law (Mar 2020)
Conceptual bases of a normal (just) state and their constitutional stipulation
Abstract
Objective: to formulate the conceptual foundations of the model of a normal (fair) state and justify the possibility and necessity of their constitutional consolidation.Methods: the dialectical approach to the cognition of social phenomena has determined the following research methods:analysis, synthesis, modeling, forecasting, comparison, formal legal, comparative legal methods.Results: the conceptual foundations of the model of a normal (fair) state are formulated, which presuppose the creation of a set of political, economic, social, legal and other conditions necessary to ensure a favorable life for the multinational people of the Russian Federation. For this purpose, the principles of a normal (fair) state are defined and specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the formation of a final, verified, practically suitable version of the initiated model requires collective efforts (clarifications, additions) of scientists from various branches of scientific knowledge. To operationalize the conceptual foundations of models of normal (fair) state, it is proposed to amend Article 80.1 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation stipulating in it the most important provisions determining the basic parameters and directions of internal and foreign policy of modern Russia.Scientific novelty: for the first time in the social sciences and humanities, a model of normal (fair) state was developed, conceptualized in the principles of the primacy of public benefit (productive) labour, fair pay, justified public (municipal) expenditures, optimized size and structure of the state (municipal) apparatus, equitable distribution of income from natural resources and other unearned advantages and monopoly position, reasonableness of pricing in monopolies and government organizations, restrictions on the export of unprocessed raw materials, deoffshorization of the Russian economy, etc. Practical significance: the constitutional consolidation of the conceptual foundations of the model of a normal (fair) state and their consistent implementation will ensure the achievement of the goal of the simulated state.
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