Property relations in the sphere of the Russian population’s self-employment

Introduction. Currently, the field of self-employment in Russia is characterized by rapid growth and legalization, which is reflected in scientific publications exploring various aspects of this element of modern economy. However, undeservedly little attention is paid to such an aspect as property relations in the field of self-employment. Research methodology. The research is based on a systematic approach that suggests the recognition of the unity and interaction of the labor and the property relations systems, acting as a socio-economic form of labor relations and determining the appropriation of factors and results of labor activity by subjects of property relations, which is specified through such property functions as ownership, disposal, use. Results. The article presents a system of ownership relations in the sphere of self-employment, where the self-employed person combines all ownership functions concerning both the working force and means of production. The specifics of property relations in the field of self-employment is determined both by the specifics of this form of employment and by the specifics of the types of activities of the self-employed. Since their sphere is mainly the service sector, the specifics of the service as an economic category determines the specifics of both labor and property relations in the field of self-employment. Ownership relations are formed between the self-employed and the customer and consist of the appropriation of the service’s beneficial effect by the customer and the alienation of funds in the form of payment. Property relations in self-employment sphere consider ownership and means of production and workforce and are a form of private property concerning factors of production. The peculiarity of self-employment lies in private property for means of production being based on personal labor. Conclusion. Consideration of the labor and the property relations systems in the field of self-employment in their unity and interrelation allows us to make a conclusion about the complexity and inconsistency of these relations and the need for further research.

self-employment, ownership, ownership of factors and results of labor activity, ownership of services, labor relations, labor legislation