Comparative analysis of rural social infrastructure development in the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article summarizes the main methodological approaches to assessing the level of security of rural settlements by social infrastructure, the most important information indicators were selected and characterized. The main indicators of development of social infrastructure of rural areas of the Republic of Kazakhstan are presented, such as: the indicator of the share of the rural population with incomes below the subsistence minimum, the population coming to one rural doctor, the ratio of the number of pre-school organizations and day schools to the number of rural settlements. The thematic structure of projects implemented in rural areas to support the development of social infrastructure is shown. A comparative study of the levels of rural poverty and security of rural areas of the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted by social infrastructure. The most important problems of development of the social sphere of villages of the republic (the general decline in the level and quality of life of the rural population, reduction of fertility, increasement of mortality, reduction of the number of rural population, the weakening of the level of human capital in rural areas, low level of health care, etc.) and the possibility of solving them were defined. On the basis of a comparative analysis of the activities of non-governmental organizations in rural areas of Kazakhstan, conclusions on the need to strengthen cooperation between the bodies of rural local selfgovernment and civil society are formulated.