Development of the human factor in the conditions of the transforming Russian economy

The power of the country and society is determined not only by the size of the country, the availability of natural resources, the power of financial capital, but also embodied in the human stock of knowledge and skills, intelligence and creativity. The driving force of social development is the human factor, which gives the economy an innovative and intensive character, structural dynamism, high quality. In the modern world, man and his development is not only a factor that creates social wealth, but also a criterion for the progressiveness of socio-economic transformations in society. Man and his abilities have traditionally played a leading role in social reproduction. However, the intensification of the processes of intellectualization and Informatization of economic relations has led to qualitative changes in the content of knowledge, skills and processes of their implementation. At the end of XX - beginning of XXI centuries there is the need for further development of ideas about human resources, have undergone qualitative changes under the influence of the processes of intellectualization, the role of the state in regulating the sphere of education, aimed at creating prerequisites for the development of human capacities as a key factor of formation of competitive advantages of national economy in whole and its constituent territorial entities. The study determined that in order to ensure the quality of human capital and its effective use, the state needs to develop measures that promote the development of competitiveness of human capital, promote employment of graduates of educational institutions and ensure joint work of Universities and enterprises while training specialists in accordance with the real requirements of the labor market in the country.