Education as a form of human capital
The present article analyzes the issues of origin and development of human capital theory, and its compliance with the teaching of classical political economy. This work reveals the different points of view of the interpretation of the «human capital» as economic category. Besides the author studies the role of education in the formation of human capital as its basic form. Also the degree of influence of education on the formation of competitive society and historical aspects of measurement a person''s contribution to the formation of the country''s wealth is investigated.