Empirical tools for assessing the level of well-being and poverty of the population (the experience of Uzbekistan)

Abstract

This article analyzes the empirical tools for assessing the well-being and poverty levels of the population in Uzbekistan for further improvement of the social protection system. The article promotes the relevance of improving the effectiveness of social protection through a critical and analytical study of existing experience and identification of problem points in this area. The task of sociological research was to develop practical recommendations for improving the sociological assessment and monitoring of factors of the effectiveness of the poverty reduction and social protection system in Uzbekistan. The representativeness of the study is ensured on the basis of a random sample of a systematic nature. The following methods were used for field research: expert assessment and online questionnaires. As part of the expert assessment, more than 70 experts and practitioners in the field of poverty reduction and social protection of the population were interviewed. More than 1,200 representatives participated in the online survey.