Inclusive employment as a concept of socio-economic well-being of regions

Z.M. Kazova, L.M. Tsikanova

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Abstract: The relevance of the research topic is conditioned by the determinant influence of the regional policy of employment of people with disabilities on overcoming labor stigmatization and the level of socio-economic development of society. Decisions of regional authorities in the field of inclusive employment act as an indicator of labor integration and involvement in public life of people with disabilities. The article explores trends in the implementation of an inclusive approach to employment as a conceptual basis for building a just society, oriented towards the prevalence of ethical norms and equal rights of all population groups.
Aim. The study is to identify the mechanisms and potential for developing inclusive employment as a concept for regional development.
Research methods include a comparative analysis to compare regional inclusive employment practices, sociological methods to collect information on barriers to employment for people with disabilities, a retrospective analysis of the dynamics of inclusion processes in the labor market, and statistical analysis tools to identify the relationship between the employment rate of people with disabilities and indicators of regional socio-economic development.
The results presented in the study consist of identifying the specifics of the socio-economic and labor integration of people with disabilities as a catalyst for regional development, as well as identifying barriers to the formation of an inclusive labor market environment and opportunities for overcoming them.
Conclusions. The scientific significance of the research lies in the definition of the imperatives of inclusive employment in the context of the impact on the socio-development of society. The practical significance of the research is to identify the tools for ensuring an inclusive labor market and the potential for its implementation in the context of a shortage of personnel in the domestic economy. The value of the research and scientific novelty consists in the dissemination of knowledge about the relevance of the issue of inclusive employment in the context of the formation of socio-cultural and economic basis of regional development.

Keywords: inclusive employment, regional development, stigma, people with disabilities, labour segregation, labor market, quotas

For citation. Kazova Z.M., Tsikanova L.M. Inclusive employment as a concept of socio-economic well-being of regions. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2025. Vol. 27. No. 6. Pp. 329–339. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2025-27-6-329-339

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Information about the authors

Zalina M. Kazova, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian State University of Social Technologies”;
49, Losinoostrovskaya street, Moscow, 107150, Russia;
zalina.kazova@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6431-1723, SPIN-code: 8979-2831
Larisa M. Tsikanova, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Management of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian State University of Social Technologies”;
49, Losinoostrovskaya street, Moscow, 107150, Russia;
tsikanovaLM@yandex.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0175-4406, SPIN-code: 9861-4688