ECONOMIC GROWTH: SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND ALIENATION OF PEOPLE
ECONOMIC GROWTH: SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND ALIENATION OF PEOPLE

Summary/Abstract: The work deals with the role of scientific-technical progress in economic growth, in particular there are presented indicators of some trends in the world economy: Dynamics and peculiarities of population, gross domestic product (GDP), economic growth and some other indicator. In the author's opinion, in these processes: Positive and negative trends accompanying socio-economic processes of civilization and globalization are clearly revealed; There has never been as clear understanding of the human and technical environment as yet; Never man was so unprotected to the unpredictable processes in the field of technology. Under the technical progress, there are always useful resources for the interaction of human and techniques. In high-automated labor conditions, people are deeply engaged in the new technological process, which requires the maximum tension of the psyche, resulting in chronic stresses, naturally decreasing the health and stimulating intellectual productivity. Under the growing development of globalization and techniques, the less predictable events are increasing. It is unclear what tomorrow will be, therefore, calmness is lost and human has a fear of the future, there is a certain margin of changes in the environment that the human body will adapt to. However, if the process is properly managed, technical progress can play a major role in improving social and economic life of people. Therefore, in opinion of the author, contemporary scientific-technical progress should be considered not only a powerful factor of economic growth, but also the cause of multiple social consequences and only the development of the expression of human interests should be encouraged.

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