managementranepaУправленческое консультированиеAdministrative Consulting1726-11391816-8590Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. North-West Institute of Management.10.22394/1726-1139-2020-7-20-31managementranepa-1462Research ArticleАКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ СОВРЕМЕННОЙ СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ: ОПЫТ РОССИИ И КИТАЯTOPICAL ISSUES OF MODERN SOCIAL POLICY: EXPERIENCE OF RUSSIA AND CHINAThe Social Credit System of the People’s Republic of China through the Eyes of Foreign ResearchersThe Social Credit System of the People’s Republic of China through the Eyes of Foreign ResearchersБайерЮ. П.BayerJu. Р.

Байер Юлия Паулевна, доцент кафедры социальных технологий, кандидат социологических наук, доцент

Санкт-Петербург

Julia P. Bayer, Associate Professor, PhD in Sociology

St. Petersburg

bayer-yp@ranepa.ruВасильеваВ. А.VasilyevaV. A.

Васильева Валерия Алексеевна, заместитель начальника Информационно-библиотечного управления

Санкт-Петербург

Valeria A. Vasilyeva, Deputy Head of the Information and Library Department

St. Petersburg

vasileva-va@ranepa.ruВетренкоИ. А.VetrenkoI. A.

Ветренко Инна Александровна, заведующий кафедрой социальных технологий, доктор политических наук, профессор

Санкт-Петербург

Inna A. Vetrenko, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Social Technologies

St. Petersburg

vetrenko-ia@ranepa.ruРоссийская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте Российской Федерации (Северо-Западный институт управления РАНХиГС)Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (North-West Institute of Management, Branch of RANEPA)202009092020072031Copyright © Байер Ю.П., Васильева В.А., Ветренко И.А., 20202020Байер Ю.П., Васильева В.А., Ветренко И.А.Bayer J.Р., Vasilyeva V.A., Vetrenko I.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.acjournal.ru/jour/article/view/1462

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The purpose of this article is to identify and analyze the ideas currently available in world science and practice among foreign researchers on the Social Credit System (SCS). The article analyzes the basic principles of SCS, which allowed us to draw the following conclusions: the social credit system for China is very close to ours mentally and historically, it fits well with the management paradigm based on the principles of Confucianism and Taoism, its main task is to promote the formation of citizens’ behavior based on openness, following rituals.

The main conclusions are made, such as the fact that this system allows you to put into practice the principle of the golden mean, that the application of SCS will contribute to the formation of citizens’ behavior on the basis of openness, following rituals and the desire for peace of mind. The formation of the population’s habit of living in the context of SCS, as the authors believe, will help to increase the sincerity of life. An analysis of the materials of foreign researchers was carried out in the article, which gave reason to conclude that the social credit system, launched in China, so far scares the rest of the world. In this regard, the article discusses the five main fears associated with SCS, as well as the five advantages of introducing this system, draws conclusions, and develops recommendations.

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