Risks of reforming state social and economic policies in modern Russia

The article presents the results of a study conducted in the framework of the project «Socio-economic inequality in Russia: trends and adaptation of successful foreign practices to overcome poverty» by a group of young scientists. Part of the research is devoted to the problems of reforming the state social and economic policy in Russia, as well as the possibilities of overcoming negative practices. Groups of risk factors proposed in the article are identified and put into a comparative matrix, which allows qualitatively assessing the interconnection and interdependence of social, economic, political, legal, demographic, environmental, information transformations. The scheme compiled by the authors is characterized by analytical synergism and emergence. In conclusion, the authors found out that most risks are in a state of mutual influence and interdependence. In this regard, it is necessary to harmonize and merge socio-economic measures with virtually all areas of government activity.