Social work now occupies an important place in society. This requires the study of the economic foundations of the activities of elements and institutions of social protection of the population .. The textbook deals with the theoretical and methodological foundations of the economics of social work , Fundamentals of Health and Education Economics , where social work professionals most often perform their functions), The welfare of the population , organization of economic activity of social protection of the population . The training manual is designed for students studying in the specialty "Social work". The textbook provides methodological material that contributes to the development of the course: lectures, questions and tasks for self-control, a glossary, test tasks, a list of basic and additional literature, guidelines for students