This article describes the study of existence of the relationship between individual factors of sustainable development from a qualitative point of view. It is revealed that new essential characteristics of the “middle class”, connected with sustainable development, are being formed. This makes it necessary to display them by introducing a new concept of “creative middle class”. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between improving the environment, the quality of life of the population, the processes of formation of a creative middle class and the results of socio-economic policies to ensure sustainable development of the territory. This study was conducted on the basis of a semi-formalized mass interview. Sustainability is considered for two regions of Siberia (Kemerovo and Tomsk regions), which differ in the specialization of economies: the mining region and the innovation region. In the RIA rating of the Russian regions on the quality of life, these regions, despite the different specialization of economies, occupy fairly close positions, being in the middle of the rating table. The hypothesis regarding the role of the creative middle class as the main subject and the main driver of socio- economic transformations for ensuring the sustainable development of the region in the long term and improving the quality of life of the population has been partially confirmed. This can be explained by the fact that the process of forming a creative middle class is at the initial stage. Manifestations of innovative features in the economic and social activity of the subjective middle class in the Tomsk region were not identified.
Ключевые слова: экономический человек, средний класс, субъективный средний класс, креативный средний класс, рациональность.Статья посвящена исследованию трансформации рациональности экономического человека и отражению рациональности в критериях выделения креативного среднего класса на примере одного из инновационных регионов. Гипотеза о наличии достаточно высокой доли среднего класса в инновационном регионе нашла своё подтверждение. В статье показано, как новые сущностные характеристики креативного среднего класса более чётко проявляются через изменение рациональности. Использованы научные данные российских и зарубежных исследователей, результаты общероссийских социологических опросов и материалы исследования, проведённого при финансовой поддержке РФФИ в рамках научно-исследовательского проекта. Выявлено, что используемые основные признаки для самоидентификации со средним классом в Томской области не в полной мере соответствуют тем, которые выделены на основе теоретических концептуальных представлений и некоторых прикладных исследований. Креативность среднего класса (в широком смысле) недостаточно присуща субъективному среднему классу в Томской области, поскольку он слабо ассоциируется с гражданским обществом в его различных проявлениях. Наличие/доминирование ярко выраженных инновационных черт в деятельности субъективного среднего класса в Томской области не выявлено. В рамках данного исследования мы вынуждены ограничиться только констатацией фактов на конкретный момент времени и территории из-за отсутствия подобных исследований на регулярной основе.
This paper covers peculiarities and problems of monoindustrial mining towns in terms of sustainability and safety exemplified by one of territories in Russia. The work takes into account results of various studies in sustainability of natural resource driven economies from different countries. The sustainability issues of resource-driven monoindustrial territories are typical for all developing economies of such kind. Therefore, approaches already used in other countries can be appliedin solving such problems. The paper analyses differences in sustainability issues of monoindustrial and polyindustrial economies, especially those caused by the substantial impact of a town-forming enterprise (TFE). The research uses the anthropocentric faceted approach (AFA) to assess the economic impact of the TFEs. As exemplified by Leninsk-Kuznetsky, a monoindustrial town located in Kemerovo region, Russia, the paper describes the specificities of social and labor relations and the impact of the TFE on sustainable development and the sustainable safety of labor. The research also justifies the approach for monitoring the social economic growth of the monoindustrial economies considering the link between sustainability, business activity and the social responsibility of the TFE (Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR).
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