EVOLUTION OF SCIENTIFIC IDEAS OF ECONOMY OF KNOWLEDGE

Research of essence of economy of knowledge from the point of view of genesis provides determination of the main stages of its formation - a periodization. In system of social and economic development of the country, economy of knowledge as the social resource of work is one of the most important criteria of an assessment of rationality, including efficiency of the organization of socioeconomic system of the country. In our opinion, reality on the first place among the dominating factors of economic growth remove not knowledge, but information. Generalizing determinations concerning interpretation of the concept ?economy of knowledge? It should be noted that the economy of knowledge is a post-industrial economy in which a driving force of further development is accumulating, use of information and knowledge concentrated in a human capital. Important indicators of its development is not only a human capital, and and human development and a social capital of the nation. Evolution and dynamics of development of economy of knowledge in Ukraine are caused by universal tendencies of its forming. However in comparison with the advanced foreign countries of Ukraine meanwhile is on initial stage of development of economy of knowledge. It is possible to draw a conclusion that economy, based on manual labor and agricultural industry, the era of the industrial economy based on use of natural resources which is changed in turn by information economy or economy of knowledge replaced. As information and knowledge as qualitatively new production resource become the main factor of economic growth, development of economy of knowledge shall become the national purpose for Ukraine. For this purpose it is necessary to create the environment for development of economy of knowledge, to change the direction of economic researches from the analysis of material factors to pass to the analysis of forming and use of information and knowledge, and also practical application of ?economy of knowledge?.