The article discusses the main issues of definition of social entrepreneurship, both from economic and legal point of view. Since Russian legislature is only at the beginning of the way to create legal framework for activities, legislation on social entrepreneurship seems fragmentary and inconsistent. All of that adversely affects development of social entrepreneurship. Official city statistics (Nizhnevartovsk) show that less than a third of all entrepreneurs are interested in this type of activity; entrepreneurs who already have business in the field of social entrepreneurship mostly do not plan to expand current activities in this area. Analysis can contribute to creation of developed socio-economic relations in Russia. It can be achieved by building effective relations between social entrepreneurs and beneficiaries on the one hand, and also between social entrepreneurs and the state on the other.

The article deals with the issues of reforming the institution of shared construction. The relevance of the research topic is determined, firstly, by the special social role of the institution of shared construction in providing citizens with housing, and secondly, by the currently implemented large-scale reform of this institution, requiring systematic scientific reflection. The reasons for appearance and main directions of development of this institution from the moment of its appearance, its influence on the realization of the constitutional rights of citizens are shown. The ambiguity of the legal qualification of this treaty is noted as one of the causes of problems in law enforcement practice. An important area of research is analysis of regulatory framework for reform of institution of participation in shared construction and related (providing) economic and legal institutions (deposit insurance system, escrow agreement, etc.). The legal regulation of contractual basis of the formed project financing system is subject to the detailed analysis. The study allows formulating a number of conclusions about the role of reform of shared construction in the development of cities.

The article considers main problems of defining environmental entrepreneurship primarily as a legal phenomenon. The aim of the article is to search for meanings and mechanisms for understanding the legal category of "environmental entrepreneurship", to identify its content, to characterize subjects and to outline main directions of development of legislation governing environmental and entrepreneurial relations. The leading approach to the study of this problem is dialectics, analysis, synthesis, deduction, formal legal method and comparative legal method. Conclusions: The analysis can contribute to creation of developed environmental-entrepreneurial relations in Russia, which is achieved by building a verified conceptual and categorical apparatus, determining the model of legal regulation. The mechanisms of legal regulation require creation of special law and establishment of principle of priority of environmental organization of economic activity as the basic principle of entrepreneurship in general and determinant of legal regulation of environmental entrepreneurship in particular.

The article discusses the main issues of energy saving and energy efficiency in the Russian Federation, in particular, the issues of implementing state policy and development of energy management in the region. The authors define the concept of “energy saving” through the prism of subject of regulation, which more fully reveals the whole range of relations of energy saving, corresponding to the essence of legal regulation. The purpose of the study is to analyze legal and managerial problems of implementation of state program on energy saving and energy efficiency in the framework of regional management. The scientific novelty of the study consists in studying problems of energy saving and energy efficiency in the implementation of regional legislative establishments and issues of effectiveness of energy management in the region. The leading approach to the study of this problem is dialectic, analysis, synthesis, formal legal and comparative legal method. Conclusions: First, the state program of energy saving and energy efficiency at the regional level is not being implemented effectively enough. The main problem lies in weak coordination policy of interaction between the region and municipalities in organizing and conducting activities aimed at effective energy saving in the region. Secondly, the use of energy-saving technologies at industrial sites and business facilities is fairly low. Thirdly, there is no comprehensive legal study of this area of relations, and scientific papers are fragmentary.

The article is devoted to the research of the Institute of social entrepreneurship. The authors identify the features of the organization of contractual relations in relations mediating the provision of social services. Attention is drawn to the fact that the legislation does not have a unified approach to understanding social services, as well as an exhaustive list of services related to social services. Based on the analysis of current legislation on social entrepreneurship, the article identifies problems related to determining the legal nature of the state (municipal) social order. The authors consider various theoretical approaches to defining the concept of state order. In the doctrine, the state order is considered as a managerial administrative act, as a set of administrative and legal acts, as a task or assignment of the state, and even as a public law institution for implementing the Constitution, laws, and functions of the Russian state in the form of an administrative regime of relations between the state and private law subjects. As a key category that links together all other components of the procurement process, the state order has not found conceptual certainty either in legislation or in legal science. It is proved that a social order by its nature is a private legal act, and the placement of such an order should be considered as a unilateral transaction to provide the authorized body with the right to meet the needs of citizens in social services. At the same time, such a transaction is aimed at organizing relations between state authorities, local self-government bodies and service providers. It is concluded that actions for placing a state (municipal) social order aimed at creating preliminary relations for the provision of social services are a one-sided organizing transaction.