About the Journal

A. L. PUSTUYEV, doctor of economic sciences, professor,

O. S. GORBUNOVA, senior teacher,

V. I. NABOKOV, doctor of economic sciences, professor,

S. V. PETRYAKOVA, senior teacher,

URAL STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (42 K. Liebknechta Str., 620075, Ekaterinburg)

V. V. KALITSKAYA, candidate of economic sciences, associate professor,

I. M. PERMINOVA, senior teacher,

URAL STATE ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY (42 8 Marta Str., 620144, Ekaterinburg)

In structure of national wealth of the developed countries human resources occupy a considerably bigger share, than natural resources. According to the experts in Russia in structure of national wealth the human capital occupies 50 %, natural resources – 32 % and the capital production and non-productive – 18 %. At the same time in national wealth of the Western European countries the human capital makes 78.4 %. In the USA favorable conditions are created for functioning of the human capital as the defining factor of development of national economy. The USA has provided all prerequisites for successful investments of the population and private business in the sphere of the human capital. At the same time the state has kept real levers of control over process of reproduction of human resources. Influence of the human capital on growth of economy of Japan is also very indicative. In Japan the powerful system of support by the state of education, health care, social security is created. China possesses the biggest human capital in the world which is the strongest of all his national strategic resource. On the level of economic development, size of economic potential, a share in world production and other major indicators Germany is among the most advanced states of the world. Without having large reserves of minerals and especially favorable conditions for agricultural production, Germany has managed to achieve national economic success by rational use of the human capital. The conducted research not only confirms dependence of economy on the saved-up human capital and the nature of his use, but also promote development of the social and economic policy directed to fixing and development of the reached advantages.