Ekonomija zasnovana na znanju - osnov ekonomskog rasta i razvoja

Abstract

Privredni razvoj je veoma složen društveni proces. Određivanje faktora koji utiču na privredni rast i razvoj, kako oni deluju, zašto su pojedine privrede razvijenije od drugih, kao i zašto privrede imaju različite stope ekonomskog rasta predmet su izučavanja mnogih studija. Pri analiziranju ove tematike, a prema teorijama ekonomskog rasta, tradicionalne determinante su rad, kapital i tehnologija. Međutim, danas se i znanje smatra jednim od faktora privrednog rasta i razvoja. Cilj zemalja Evropske unije je izgradnja ekonomije zasnovane na znanju, a samim tim i povećana uloga znanja i novih tehnologija. Ovaj rad analizira značaj znanja kao faktora ekonomskog rasta i razvoja i rezultate izgradnje ekonomije zasnovane na znanju u evropskim zemljama.

Economic development is a complex social process. Determination of factors that affect the economic growth and development, the way they work, the reasons some economies are more developed than others, and why economies have different rates of economic growth are the issues of a number of studies. Analyzing these topics, and according to the economic growth theories, the traditional determinants are found tobe the labour, capital and technology. However, knowledge is nowadays considered to be one of the factors of economic growth and development as well. The aim of the European Union is to build a knowledge-based economy, and hence the increased role of knowledge and new technologies. This paper analyzes the importance of knowledge as a factor of economic growth and development, and analyzes the results of building a knowledge-based economy in the European countries.