Zadorenko O. Economic basis of formation of middle class in the conditions of formation of a social market economy

Object of research: a complex of social and economic relations in transitive societies in the course of creation in them of a social market economy. A research objective: revealing and substantial disclosing of economic bases of formation of middle class in transformation economy, the basic directions of a social orientation of market reforms. Research methods: structurally functional, dialectic, classifications, the statistical, factorial analysis, the sociological analysis. Results, novelty: It is proved, that a principal cause of braking of development of middle class in transformation economy is the contradiction between an ascending and descending line of evolutionary development which is shown in "preservation" of industrial type of development and delay of postindustrial tendencies. It is proved, that the middle class has special economic culture which is set of values, norms and rules which provide development of alternative economic models of behavior. The middle class maintenance as complexpolysemantic social and economic phenomenon at certain levels is opened. Use sphere: for working out of social and economic national and regional programs of support of development of mass middle class in Ukraine, updating of directions of social and economic transformation of the Ukrainian economy