Institutional matrix as a system-forming basis for socio-economic development

Aim. Determine the totality of constitutive (backbone) institutions that act as the basis for the functioning of Russian society, ensure the coexistence of the Russian people on a single territory and constitute the content of the institutional matrix within the framework of Russian institutionalism.

Methodology. The theoretical basis of the study was made up of scientific works carried out in the field of economic theory, sociology, cultural studies. In the course of the study, the following scientific methods were applied: comparative analysis, induction, deduction.

 Results. The study found that the system-forming basis of Russian society consists of three subsystems: spiritual and ideological, political, and economic. These subsystems act as structural elements of Russia’s institutional matrix and together determine the conditions for Russia’s socioeconomic development. In the structure of the institutional matrix, the following hierarchy is established between its constituent subsystems: the spiritual and ideological subsystem determines the form of the state, the political subsystem determines the conditions for economic development through formal institutions, the economic subsystem provides the material basis for the existence of the state and society within the framework established by the political system.

Research implications. On the basis of the conducted research it has been established, that within the framework of Russian institutionalism the institutional matrix, acting as a system-forming basis for socio-economic development, it is necessary to consider not as a set of formal rules and informal restrictions, a set of basic institutions that regulate the main social spheres, but as a set of basic institutions that regulate the socio-economic development. the main public spheres, but as a set of three subsystems of Russian society society: spiritualideological, political, economic. Directly these three subsystems determine the form of the state, normatively set the conditions for economic activity on the territory of Russia, and directly determine the form of the state, conditions of economic activity on the territory of Russia, provide the material basis for the functioning of the state and society. The results of the study make a certain contribution to the development of the theory of institutionalism.

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