System of social protection of the population and its development in the Republic of Kazakhstan
The article considers the social security system and its development in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The most important task of socially oriented economy in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the work of the social protection of all sectors of society and development of a strategy for effective social policies. The form of its implementation is the actions of the state, embodied in the social policy that cover all areas of economic relations in the country. One of the most important areas of its activities is to regulate the employment and promotion of highly skilled and productive labor and, as a consequence, increase of the national income. Social protection of the population is one of the most important links in the system of social control in the Republic of Kazakhstan. However, it has an impact on society and its place in economic and political processes. During the process of mixed economy formation, development of market relations, the nature of the problems of social protection acquires new specific features that were not available before. Today, the foundation of the economy is increasingly determined by the market. The main strategic direction of development of Kazakhstan is the creation of a socially oriented market economy. Taking a course on becoming one of the 50 most competitive countries of the world, Kazakhstan is aimed at overcoming the raw material orientation by mastering the art of modern fifth and sixth promising technological structures.