Vector of social development of Ukraine in a context of prospects of creation of innovative economy

The article is devoted to the problems of social and human development in the context of transformation of modern economy into innovative one. Theoretical analysis of the main directions of human development have been carried out. The dynamics of the Human Development Index and the interdependence of its components at the example of Ukrainian regions have been analyzed. The dependence of the Human Development Index mainly on its social component has been revealed by modeling. The necessity to choose the vector of social development according to the priorities of human development in Ukraine at the stage of creation of innovative economy has been proved.