TITLE:
Knowledge-Based Economy as a Basis for the Long-Term Strategy of the Development of the Society
AUTHORS:
Elena Pilipenko
KEYWORDS:
Society, Economy, System, Knowledge-Based Economy, Mental Production
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.6 No.8,
August
17,
2015
ABSTRACT: This article is devoted
to the research of theoretical and methodological aspects of economy of
knowledge formation. The emphasis is laid on the evolution of knowledge as the
main reason of any changes which take place in the society. Scientific knowledge
is considered as the key resource of creating social wealth; and the process of
its production—as an indissoluble processing chain
which consists of spiritual, informative and material production. Such approach
brings about the necessity of drastic review of the whole system of economic
categories and grounds in it models, methods, criteria and exponents. Authorial
conception of economy of knowledge is suggested. It is based on three main
principles: 1) the unity of economic field; 2) preferred development of
spiritual production; 3) accordance of controlling mechanism and effectiveness
exponents to the peculiarities of goods of any production.