THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD
To form an effective social policy is very important to define the essence of social problems that should be overcome by the policy. In the housing sector a problem historically occurred simultaneously with the term “housing shortage”, formulated by Engels in the 19th century. Subsequently, the “housing shortage” was transformed under the influence of objective socio-economic factors in the problem of the accessibility of home ownership. Such changes require reforming of the entire housing sector of the country, which began in the 90s of the 20th century, and continues to this day.