HOW TO TURN ARCHIPELAGO INTO A MAINLAND

Judging from the announcements made by the newly formed power and the programs introduced during those 100 days, their key issue is to raise the people’s standard of life. As a result the number of those who consider themselves middle class, get proper education and qualitative medical service, must increase in the country.
For any country the middle class is the factor of the development from economic, social and political point of view. Should Armenia manage to become a prosperous country, it can take place only due to the formation of the middle class, which must make up the majority of the population and the bases of the national economy, which must be able and ready to protect and move forward its interests by the help of the representatives elected in all the levels of the ruling power and the government.
The issue of the parameters of the middle class has always been a matter of dispute in our reality. We shouldn’t forget that the level of income has of course got essential but not decisive significance. The level of education is no less important, as well as the health, anticipations of the separate members of society.
Armenian middle class is not exclusively a Yerevan based phenomenon, as it is adopted.
There are lots of markets and good hotels in the whole country, conformable houses, and modern cars, etc. In the meantime the demand towards these goods is increasing day by day. Of course there is a difference between the living standard of the capital city and the provinces. To be more precise Armenia is an archipelago of more or less normal life in the ocean of problems. But there are possibilities to turn this archipelago into a continent, which is practically possible to realize.
The biggest problem is the village. The potential of the development of agriculture in the country is really big and can be used in the present conditions when the production of food products is becoming more and more beneficial.
We must take into consideration another psychological factor our middle class has overcome the cruel test of not only the soviet society but also the crises of the 90-ies. As a result the entrepreneurs and simply skilful people gained not only surviving experience but also starting everything from the beginning, if necessary. It is very difficult to disappoint these people.
This of course doesn’t mean that the state must wash its hands of this process. After being formed once, the middle class needs the permanent support of the government.
The pessimism towards the middle class is mainly linked with de-politicization. In our country the number of the consumers has significantly increased, but there is a deficiency of citizens. The modern businessmen, professionals, or the employees of private companies consider themselves “adjusters” from the political point of view. By going deeper and deeper into a more interesting business life they give the possibility to the bureaucrats to rule individually.
Meanwhile we can’t overlook the fact that life makes the well-off part of the society shoulder more serious responsibilities. After the renovation of the houses people usually think about renovating the stairs and even the yard and the entrances.
At a certain period “number will turn into quality”, the representatives of the middle class will understand that they must be more organized and stand on their rights.
The situation when those who pay taxes to the state will break the national tradition of being patient and will demand detailed report from the state officials about their activity is far not fantastic. Thus the country will have a responsible ruling power and real citizens.
And only after that can we speak about the existence of real democracy in the country.
KAREN NAHAPETYAN

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