STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM IN POST-SOVIET ARMENIA

Nearly all countries, differing greatly in their economic, social and cultural circumstances, have introduced social protection systems, which deal with the management of social risks and existing social problems. Armenia is not an exception. The contemporary social protection system of Armenia was established in the Post-Soviet period. It has its main structural and functional features.

The article is aimed at analyzing those features and revealing the main reasons for them. Particularly, it is directed towards studying structural components of the social protection system in Armenia and examining the functional features in the scope of prevention/intervention activities.