HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY: POLITICAL ECONOMY ASPECT
The modern development of the world economy is connected with the theory of human capital. The article shows that in the XXI century in the developed countries of the world, the economy received a socially oriented innovative development, one of the factors of which was digitalization. Global changes require employees to form fundamentally new digital skills and competencies, as a result, scientific research in the field of human capital formation in an innovative economy becomes relevant. The article identifies the unsolved problems of the theory of human capital and systematizes the main methodological approaches to its modern assessment. It is emphasized that the development of the theory of human capital should take place within the framework of political economy.