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Professional structure of population and a mode of the nation’s economic development

TERRA ECONOMICUS, , Vol. 11 (no. 2.1),
p. 41-68

The article under consideration deals with the thesis that occupational structure of the population can be regarded as the indicator of the nation’s stage of economic development. The author reveals that in advanced economies the modern type of economic system could be referred to the post-industrial stage, considering: a) specific proportions in the occupational structure (prevalence of professional managers and technical experts); b) labor patterns and the extent of labor division according to specialization and qualification (highly skilled labor combined with broad specialization, and a new criterion of creativity included in qualifications). Analysis of employment statistics in USA and Western Europe over the last 100–150 years has resulted in defining of five main stages of economic development and describing their key features under the two criteria.


Keywords: professional structure of population; economic development; post-industrial stage; indicators of labor potential

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