А concept of modernization evaluation

Abstract

The economic nature of modernization in dialectical terms is determined by the progress of society and change of its material basis, i.e. technical, technological and economic bases. Recently, modernization has obtained a widespread scientific recognition as a contemporary institution for solving structural and technological problems of the economy. However, its use in practice needs the theoretical foundations of the interrelations both with the basic economic theory, and with the specific objectives of industrial policy to be deepened. The essence and features of definition «stage of modernization» are revealed. The modernization models of industrial economic development are substantiated. The methodical assessment tools of the stages and phases of modernization are designed.