scholarly journals Evolution of Perceptions about the Essence of Capital as a Scientific Category and a Factor of the Socio-Economic Development

Author(s):  
А. TARASENKO ◽  
N. HRYNCHAK ◽  
V. PARKHOMENKO

The article’s objective is to investigate the logic of evolution in the essence and forms of capital under the impact of the changing sources and factors of socio-economic development and social wealth.   The visions of capital prevailing from the middle of the eighteenth till the middle of the nineteenth century are analyzed, to demonstrate that although the classical tradition did not deny the impact of out-of-economic factors on the economy as a whole and the human behavior in particular, the analysis focused on the purely economic factors of growth and distribution of the social wealth. The paradigm of the classical school was changed in the end of nineteenth century by the emerging institutional theory: factor theories of economic growth were replaced by substantiations of multidimensional sources of socio-economic development. The twentieth century was marked by the two achievements: (i) the understanding that the social wealth could not be confined to the material wealth; (ii) a new vision of a mix of factors behind the socio-economic development: natural, technical and technological, and institutional, with research focus gradually shifting from material factors to information and institutional ones.   The following significant move in the vision of capital was the line drawn between the notions of “economic growth” and “economic development”: emphasis on economic growth as the fundament of development made the economic theory inapplicable in studies of broader development perspectives.    A new phase in the economics started in 70s of the twentieth century, with rise of the neo-institutional theory assuming that the material welfare of a nation could not be gained by means of traditional production factors and capital accumulation without a highly developed institutional structure of the society.    The philosophical and economic rediscovery of capital was made by the neo-classical school: by treating capital as a way of value utilization rather than a tangible form, it denied a criterion of capital commonly adopted in the political economy of earlier times, i. e. its alienability, together with the materialistic approach to interpretation of capital. The set of capital parameters was expanded by including in it skills and qualifications (human capital), social relations and networks (social capital), political and economic institutes (institutional capital), and, eventually, intellectual objects of intangible nature. It shows that the forms of capital were transforming from tangible (material) to human and intellectual (intangible) ones. This phase is marked by rise of the theory of human capital, reflecting the cardinal change in the role of the human factor and its impact on science and technology development, production processes and labor productivity. The notion of “social capital” was introduced in economics by abandoning out-dated visions of capital as a purely materialistic phenomenon associated with the material production processes and adopting to broader concept related with social development, with emphasis changing from links of humans and wealth to relations between humans in a broader humanistic sense.    

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
Joanna Dominiak ◽  
Barbara Konecka-Szydłowska

AbstractSocial capital (like human capital) is an increasingly important factor of socio-economic development today. The role of social capital in technological advancement and economic development has been widely discussed in foreign and Polish literature. The main goal of this article is to analyse differences in the social capital of the Poznań agglomeration. To achieve it, the following cognitive questions will be addressed: (a) the level of social capital in the Poznań agglomeration; (b) the level of and differences in the basic components of social capital, and (c) differences in the level of social capital in the core-periphery system of the Poznań agglomeration.


2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 878-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumyananda Dinda

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse inclusive growth that focuses on the creation of opportunities for all. Inclusive growth allows people to contribute to and benefit from economic growth, while pro-poor growth approaches focusing on welfare of the poor only to reduce inequality. Design/methodology/approach – Social capital forms with the development of human capital through schooling. Educated individuals are interested in dialogue and conversation. Interaction enables people to build trust, confidence and cooperation, to commit themselves to each other (i.e. reciprocity), and thereby to knit the social fabric. This study deals with the formation of social capital through development of human capital that is created through improvement of schooling and/or social inclusion. Creation of human and social capital is the basis for inclusive growth. Findings – Recently, economics literature incorporates social capital for explaining regional disparities. Economic development of country depends on the impact of social capital which includes social culture, norms and regulations that promote economic reforms and development activities. Social capital forms with the development of human capital through schooling. Research limitations/implications – More detail regional levels data are required for empirical findings. Practical implications – This paper definitely suggests a clear policy for inclusive growth model in less developed regions/countries. Briefly and specific few policies are suggested as: first, improve productive consumption providing nutritional intake to all the excluded people of the society; second, dismal the social blocking and create the base for bridging social capital formation; third, improve school enrollment and strengthen the feeling of togetherness; fourth, design school curriculum as per need base; and fifth, develop institutions and improve capacity building. Social implications – The Government expenditure policy should be focused more on productive consumption rather than unproductive consumption. The government should concentrate on the development of education and health sectors. Originality/value – The inclusive economic growth process overcomes low-level equilibrium trap. The predictions of the model are examined empirically for a cross-section of countries and have substantial support in the chosen sample data.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Leonid Basovskiy ◽  
Elena Basovskaya

The paper put forward hypotheses that the possibility of economic growth during the transition to a post-industrial economy is determined by human capital formed in the higher education system, the possibility of economic well-being in the transition to a post-industrial economy is determined by human capital formed in the tertiary system. Education, institutional transformations in the education system due to their incon-sistency and approaches based on the administrative and control style of management inherited from the industrial economic system, worsen the conditions for the formation of human capital in the education system of modern Russia. To assess the impact of the socio-economic development of human capital formed in the education system, it is proposed to perform by means of a correlation analysis of links between indicators characterizing the composition of the employed population by education level and indi-cators characterizing the socio-economic development of Russian regions by years of a twenty-year period starting from 2000 to 2019. Preliminary research has made it possible to establish that the employed population of the regions with higher education has a positive effect on economic growth in the regions, but this influence is decreasing; the employed population of the regions with lower levels of education negatively affect the economic growth in the regions. The employed population of regions with higher and professional education has a positive effect on the welfare of the regions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuobi Luo

The dissimilation of the social functions of commercial banks is a phenomenon that the function of commercial banks deviates from the economic development and the people's livelihood. Such phenomenon, which can be seen all over the world, impedes the socio-economic development and affects the well-being of the people to some degree. After investigating and analyzing the dissimilation of the social functions of Chinese commercial banks, it was found that their social functions play a significant role, and the booming development of these banks has made great contribution to the economic growth and improved people's livelihood in China. China should also have special experience in preventing and handling this dissimilation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mindaugas Butkus ◽  
Smiltė Jonušaitė

Globalization is a process, which means the interrelationship of national economies across the whole world in affairs such as labor, trade, investment and the movement of services, goods and people with their knowledge and traditions. The phenomenon of globalization progresses all the time and involves total fields of the country. It can be claimed that every matter has its own advantages and disadvantages, globalization is not an exception. Because of these reasons, the study compares economic globalization, which manifests itself differently depending on the effects of globalization. Therefore, research objective – impact of globalization on strong and weak states of economic processes. Research objective – to analyze the contact of globalization on economic growth. Continuing, empirical research has chosen to investigate the interaction of some economic factors with real GDP, which is one of the main economic indicators characterizing the country’s economic development. The main idea in the future – to include as many economic factors as possible in the study in order to achieve more accurate results.


Author(s):  
Yuliia Romanovska ◽  
Marina Makarenko ◽  
Veronika Khmaruk

The study of some indicators of the components of socio-economic development of the region on the example of Vinnytsia region, namely production, financial, demographic, scientific and technical, social, environmental. It is stated that the provision of socio-economic development of the territorial community is realized through the financial content of the social sphere at the expense of own municipal funds and subsidies from the state budget. The assessment of expenditures proves that the social protection of the Vinnytsia region ensures compliance with the constitutional guarantees of citizens. The studied indicators of the Vinnytsia region prove that the socio-economic development of the community is aimed at ensuring the statutory guarantees of social protection of citizens, as well as streamlining the existing system of municipal assistance, benefits and compensation. One of the most successful system technologies that allows you to assess the impact of external and internal factors is a SWOT-analysis. The results of the SWOT analysis make it possible to assess the ability to withstand threats, as well as to overcome internal shortcomings. Thus, the internal factors of socio-economic development of the Vinnytsia region are dominated by strengths. With regard to agriculture and industry, the situation in the region is currently exacerbated by a shortage of skilled labor, namely, specialists in engineering and manufacturing. External labor migration increases the risk of further development of the labor industry. Declared indicators of socio-economic development of the territorial community are considered in terms of a set of different social and economic goals, rational and reasonable use of municipal and state financial resources. The given separate indicators characterizing social and economic development of territorial community allow to define acceptability of conditions for life and development of the person, social and economic stability of community. Changes in social and economic indicators under the influence of internal factors are the basis for the formation of qualitative socio-economic development of the region and the state as a whole.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1041-1057
Author(s):  
Ran Zhao ◽  
Yuhong Du

Based on China’s provincial panel data from 1990 to 2017 and the improved Lucas, Nelson & Phelps model, the Spatial Dubin Model is used to test the spatial effects of higher education and human capital quality. The results showed that high-level human capital, characterized by higher education and urban labor income index, indirectly promoted local economic growth through technological innovation. There was also a “local-neighborhood” synergy effect. The neighborhood effect was manifested in that it affected the economic development of neighbors by promoting technological catch-up. After considering the quality factor, both the local and neighborhood effects were enhanced. From a regional perspective, higher education in the Yangtze River Delta, where the level of economic development is relatively high, was manifested as a spatial spillover effect of technological innovation and the neighborhood effect in the northeastern Bohai Rim and the Pearl River Delta was manifested as a technological catch-up.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
A. A. Frenkel ◽  
B. I. Tikhomirov ◽  
Y. V. Sergienko ◽  
A. A. Surkov

This publication reflects the results of the author’s research on improving the domestic statistical and methodological tools used in the analysis and forecasting of the Russian economy. In this regard, the main features of the formation and application of the Business Activity Index for basic spheres of the economy of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (hereinafter, the index of business activity) are shown and substantiations of its individual advantages are given in comparison with the index of output of goods and services for the basic types of economic activities of Rosstat (hereinafter, the release of goods and services). The authors provide evidence that despite a number of positive qualities of the applied methodology for constructing the index of output of goods and services, the business activity index, according to the authors of the article, provides a more objective assessment of macroeconomic dynamics, since it includes additional indicators reflecting financial and social aspects of economic development. It is proved that the main advantages of the business activity index are manifested in a more accurate determination of the depth of crisis phenomena in socio-economic development, as well as in determining the timing of the onset and overcoming of these negative processes. The characteristics of the macroeconomic indicators that make up the business activity index are given. Methods for calculating the weights of indicators characterizing the level of business activity in various spheres of the national economy, as well as methods for determining changes in this level are considered. Changes in the dynamics of these weights are analyzed. Ways of more efficient use of business activity indices in the practice of accounting, forecasting and management of socio-economic development are proposed. The conclusion is substantiated that it is advisable to use the business activity index for macroeconomic analysis, forecasting and strategic planning, which will make it possible to more accurately assess the impact of the implementation of national projects and the social package of the message of the President of the Russian Federation on economic growth and increase the efficiency of using business activity tools in the practice of public administration of social economic development of the country.


Author(s):  
Valeriy Koroviy

Relevance of research topic. Tax regulation is a key factor in ensuring economic development and social stability through a balance of fiscal and stimulus functions. The sources of accumulation of funds of financial resources are the taxes in various forms, which is provided by the fiscal function. The priority is represented by the formation of strategic goals of tax policy to achieve the goals of public financial management. It is necessary, under the current conditions, to improve the structure of tax revenues of the budget. Formulation of the problem. Further development of provisions for the development of a tax regulation mechanism will provide an opportunity to increase the degree of adaptability of the impact of taxation on the socio-economic environment. Important priorities in the activities of fiscal authorities are to improve the quality of the mechanism of tax administration, improving the model of the state tax risk-management. Analysis of recent research and publications. The development of the mechanism of tax regulation was considered by foreign scholars, in particular, A. J. Auerbach, R. M. Byrd, E. M. Zolt, J. Mehon, A. Laffer, J. Friedman, V. Tanzi. Their work reflects the importance of tax regulation to ensure progressive socio-economic development over the past decades. L. Lysyak, A. Mazaraki, M. Kuzhelev, A. Nikitishin, V. Makogon, L. Sidelnikova, I. Chugunov and other Ukrainian scientists have developed a concept for implementing of the tax policy in Ukraine in the context of economic system transformation. Selection of unexplored parts of the general problem. The mechanism of the tax regulation of socio-economic development needs further research. An important task of the state is to increase the effectiveness of fiscal incentives. The aim of the article is to improve the mechanism of formation and implementation of the mechanism of tax regulation of socio-economic development of the country in terms of structural changes in the financial system. Research methodology. The system approach and the method of comparative analysis, synthesis, logical approach and method of scientific abstraction are used. Techniques of statistical analysis were used in the study of the peculiarities of tax revenues and fees to the State Budget of Ukraine. Results of work. An analysis of the impact of the tax revenues on the dynamics of economic development for the period 2011-2019 was performed. The dynamics and the specific weight of the overpayment of the taxes and fees to the State Budget of Ukraine are studied. The directions of improvement of the system of tax administration are offered. Suggestions for improving the tax regulation mechanism are substantiated. Conclusions. Tax regulation is a very effective lever of influence on the dynamics of economic development and the social stability. At the center of the institutional mechanisms of its implementation is a set of redistributive relations regarding the social product. The development of the provisions for forecasting and planning of the tax policy measures in the context of globalization will provide an opportunity to increase the adaptability of the impact of tax regulation on economic development. In order to improve tax regulation in the formation of budget revenues, it is advisable to improve the quality of forecasting macroeconomic indicators of the country's development and planning of the tax revenues, and to increase the effectiveness of mechanisms for collecting and preventing the growth of tax debt. It is quite important and relevant to ensure a balanced tax policy, which should be based on a systematic approach to the interaction of the components of tax relations, taking into account the principles of fiscal sufficiency, neutrality, stability and cost-effectiveness of taxation.


Author(s):  
Elena A. Bryukhanova ◽  
Valery S. Efimov ◽  
Nikolay G. Shishatsky

The article considers the peculiarities and conditions for the implementation of large investment projects and the possibility of forming regional centres for promising economic growth on this basis. The authors have analysed large investment projects aimed at developing the mineral and raw materials sector in the southern regions of the Angara-Yenisei macroregion, and assessed the impact of projects on indicators of socio-economic development of territories. The article shows that the project approach aimed at implementing individual investment projects and creating growth points in the mineral and raw materials sector should be supplemented by measures aimed at developing the territorial infrastructure, stimulating small and medium-sized businesses and improving all aspects of life support for the population


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