Public Policy

State policy is a complex of decisions and activities adopted by the state to ensure the solution of social problems, increase the well-being of citizens and maintain the general social order. In the modern world, state policy plays an important role in each of the social, economic, political and cultural spheres and directly affects the development of society. This article will examine the concept of state policy, its main types, stages and the difficulties it faces. The state, as the main institution of public power in society, performs its functions through the purposeful regulation of social relations in various spheres of life, the provision and protection of national interests, as well as the implementation of socially significant development programs (social, socio-economic) by executive authorities - economic, scientific-technical, spiritual-cultural, etc.) at the expense of allocated budget funds and attracted national, regional and local resources. A necessary tool for such regulation (management), as well as a strategy expressing national or regional goals and a program of measures to achieve them, is state policy.