Social risks in cross-border regions: The case of the Siberian Federal District

摘要

The life of people is associated with a variety of risks, the most common among which are social influences on almost all aspects of social functioning and development. It is proposed to measure the level of social risks in the regions using a number of statistical indicators, while comparing them with the national values. The authors' methodology has been applied to analyze the social risks of "internal" and cross-border regions of the Siberian Federal District. This methodology has revealed a markedly greater scale of social vulnerability of the population in cross-border areas, especially in the following indicators: infant mortality, unemployment rate, poverty scale, migration rate.