Social development of Siberia: horizons and strategies in the beginning of the 21st century

The paper presents a medium-run conceptual project of the development of Siberia. The main strategy in the social policy of century XXI must be development of human potential, which constitutes a critical resource for economic growth and social progress. The paper analyses basic challenges, priorities and programming actions within the regional social policy taken as of a part of the general state policy; estimates anticipated changes in social parameters of the Siberian Federal District; discloses mechanisms for the implementation of the proposed measures on the basis of well balanced division of social responsibility between state, business and population.