The influence of the modern informational revolution on the development of value and rational megatrends in the post-socialistic economy

Abstract

The results of investigation are described as to the influence of the informational revolution on the formation of post-industrial megatrends in the post-socialistic economy and conclusions are drawn about the transformation of the industrial economy in post-socialistic countries into the science-intensive post-industrial economy. Especial attention is paid to the justification of the following megatrends: "Spiritual and Creative Activity" (as a most important prerequisite and a consequence of the informational revolution), "Innovation and Information Development" (as the main direction of the economy) and "Socialization of Economic Relations" (as a way to the formation of value characteristics of the post-industrial development stage). The influence of the informational revolution on the formation of the megatrends in the post-socialistic economy is proved to depend on the chosen model of transformational changes, the involvement of the country's economy into the global one, the level of scientific and technological development of the economy during the pretransformational period and the rate of socialization of economic relations.