Status and Abilities of Public Policy Institutions as an Indicator for Quality of thr Russian Society Transformation Status and Abilities of Public Policy Institutions as an Indicator for Quality of thr Russian Society Transformation Глава из книги: Социально-политическая трансформация в современной России: поиск модели устойчивого развития: сборник статей / Ин-т Справедливый Мир, Рос. ассоц. полит. науки, Ин-т социологии РАН; [редкол.: Л. И. Никовская (отв. ред.), В. Н. Шевченко, В. Н. Якимец]. – Москва : Ключ-С, 2015. – 542 с.ISBN 978-5-906751-40-9Posted on site: 27.11.15Текст статьи.AbstractFindings of the public policy study in Russian regions derived from the development and application of an index approach are discussed. Types of regional public policy are characterized. An approach to designing an antirating of public policy institutions is described. Results of calculations of the antirating for several regions of the Russian Federation are given. The antirating for public policy institutions in St. Petersburg is described in detail and factors that hinder their development are discussed. Ways for improving public policy institutions are outlined