Human capital and the knowledge economy as key challenges of post-industrial society

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, 49, Leningradsky Avenue, Moscow, 125167, Russia

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Abstract

The article examines human capital, which is becoming not just a determinant of competitiveness, but also the dominant form of social wealth, the basis of intellectual and social capital as a condition for not only economic but also civilizational progress as a whole. Against the background of economic globalization, fundamentally different economic relations and production relations are developing, closely connected with changes in social and labor relations, in particular in forms of employment. The problems of formation and development of human capital in the modern world are connected with the fact that, on the one hand, humans create the latest systems, including technology, technological knowledge, high-tech production processes, market opportunities, which need to be competently and comprehensively managed. On the other hand, it is important not only to manage these processes competently, but also to constantly improve them, developing in turn the professional component in order to ensure the competitiveness and strategic sustainability of the company or state.