This article discusses the functioning of the welfare state in the unity of its civil and legal component. The view that the practice and theory of the welfare state are formed over many centuries of socialization processes of the state and society etatization is expressed. Theoretical propositions are justified with empirical research data. One demonstrates the methodology and results of empirical modeling of civil society and socio-political stability.

The author formulates the key problems of construction and development of civil society in Russia and reveals the place and role in these processes non-governmental organizations, international and Russian.

The author considers the history of the idea of civil society in the West. The roots of the very concept, its evolution from Antiquity to Modernity, as well as its relation to the objective processes of social development are shown.

In accordance with the methodology of system diagnostics of regional situations statistical portrait of the North Caucasus republics is combined with the results of the analysis specifically public opinion poll in the republics, which revealed their real socio- economic problems.

Article is devoted to the methodological foundations for the analysis oftransformation processes of government institutions in Russia. Relying on the institutional setting, the author proposes a socio- anthropological approach as a tool to explain the interaction of the political elite as a key actor of institutional transformation and the main political institutions of the modern Russian state. The proposed approach opens up broad prospects , allowing to take into account a number of factors such transformation, as the characteristics of the political elite , the situation mismatch of formal institutions and informal practices of the elite , as well as the resources necessary for the implementation of informal institutionalization as a special social action.

The author characterizes the political content and legal mechanism for implementing popular in Latin America, the concept of «Socialism of the XXI century», in which criticism of liberal economic policies combined with the strengthening of the role of the nation state as the voice of common social interests of the whole nation. One puts forward the idea that the nation-state - is an institution designed primarily to express the general social interests of citizens seeking to gain through the institution of the state to strengthen its independence from the TNC and other countries. Analyzing the new Constitution of Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, the author characterizes the constitutional mechanism to protect the rights of citizens as a new direction to protect their sovereignty.

The paper analyzes the problem of external and internal debt in recent years Russia through the prism of the state budget formation. Assertion is proved that for modern Russia the upper limit of possible borrowing is reached and further increases their impact on the investment climate, increase debt service and, as a consequence, reduce the country's economic security.

Questions of formation and development of the Russian banking management remain valid. In order to address recurring problems in the international banking market, Russian commercial banks offered complex variety of proven tools to help you experience periods of instability in the economy and maintain efficiency.

The problem of determining the size and legal basis of compensation due to the loss of life has never been the subject of systematic analysis. At the same time, the solution to this problem is not only economic but also social and moral- ethical significance. First there is collected and analyzed data on an array of payments in connection with all the important occasions for their payments for the past 15 years. Formulate proposals to address this systemic problem.

The article discusses the results of testing the state of arbitration in the USSR Council of Ministers in April - May 1949, which had led to changes in personnel. Author on the basis of archival materials concludes bias check ending change of leadership, the State Arbitration.

The author identifies five criteria of the success of the brand as a political tool of modern public policy at all levels of government and considers their brand through the XXII Winter Olympic Games. Disclose specific examples the possibility of using this tool in politics.