On the question of the possibilities of sociological diagnosis of crisis phenomena in economic systems

The article is devoted to the study of diagnostic issues of crisis conditions, primarily in the economy. The approaches of various authors to the definition of the economic crisis are analyzed, and an approach is highlighted in which the main source of information for diagnosing a crisis situation is not economic indicators, but the results of sociological research of the business community. The results of sociological research of the business community in 2022–2024 are analyzed, and it is concluded that despite the negative impact of sanctions, most entrepreneurs do not characterize the situation in the Russian economy as a crisis. In order to increase the effectiveness of analytical support for decision-making on the development of entrepreneurship at the state level, to prevent the development of a crisis situation in the country's economy, a number of measures for the structural and institutional development of the support system for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises are proposed.