Economic thinking: features and methods of formation

By all indications, our country should be among the richest and wealthiest, but in practice this is not at all the case. One of the reasons for this is that decades of the planned economy have completely destroyed the skill of economic thinking from people. Because of this, the average layman simply does not understand how to manage his own money, and you will not find competent managers in the daytime with fire.

Nevertheless, the whole society is interested in growing adequate entrepreneurs, and if you quite see yourself in this role, you should take care to match it, and not to burn out in the shortest possible time.

It is not so easy for a beginner to explain the concept of economic thinking, but we will still try to make out the term. Simply put, then economic thinking is a certain type of thinking and building logic that allows you to clearly see the benefits (or potential failure) of a particular investment. A person with a developed economic thinking very rarely encounters unforeseen capital losses - he knows how to calculate all the risks, clearly understands what the consumer needs, and is able to offer him the product or service that he is looking for. The presence of economic thinking allows you to immediately cut off various dubious options for making a profit like lotteries and casinos - a happy owner of the "right" skills never takes risks, but always draws up a clear plan and follows it, achieving success.

The origin and further the development of economic thinking strongly depends on the current situation in the economy... There is a clear relationship between the first and the second - if there are no “teachers” in the form of successful entrepreneurial cases, it is not surprising that the average man in the street is not able, even with the start-up capital, to dispose of it in such a way as to make a profit. The natural formation of economic thinking in each individual person depends on his environment, including rather unexpected spheres - spiritual and socio-political.

In the process of the evolution of society and the growing need for adequate managers, economic thinking began to acquire more and more features of a discipline worthy of separate study. The essence and content of the subject were formalized in trainings and courses that allow for more efficient enterprise management.

Experts identify several types of economic thinking, their number depends on who is the author of the classification. Globally, the type of economic thinking is any behavior in the economy that is characteristic of a large number of people and is conditioned by certain characteristics of the society in which people grew up and comprehended the foundations of the economy. A good example is the so-called mythological economic thinking, in one form or another characteristic of any society at an early stage of development.

Primitive people did not believe in their own strength, in their calculations they were guided mainly by the hope of intervention from above, and therefore could not be rich a priori. In addition, individualism at that stage of the development of civilization could not exist at all, since a member of society was unthinkable without the whole of society. Consequently, there could be no question of individual entrepreneurship, and even in the absence of any legislative protection of the enterprise from lawlessness.

The simplest classification of types of economic thinking involves dividing into formulaic and creative thinking... The template assumes activity according to a certain established model - a person acts according to schemes tested by many generations. Most often, this method helps to survive, but cannot make anyone truly rich.

Each economic thinking has its own characteristics, but in recent decades, against the background of rapid globalization, the discipline has largely unified, and today we can say that the principles of economic thinking as a discipline for study are already approximately the same all over the world... In an effort to educate a person with economic thinking, the authors of the trainings rely on two main directions.

The first of these aims to enhance innovation and creativity. Stereotyped economic thinking in an age of rapid technological development does not bode well, and development would not be possible if it were not for the correctly targeted fantasy of the engines of social progress. A good manager should be able to immediately see the shortcomings of what already exists and direct his mind to find alternative solutions that can solve the problem. The ability to offer something new is equally beneficial for the innovator himself and for the grateful society. Creativity in modern economics is perhaps the only thing that will allow you to achieve tremendous success in the course of human life.

Second important aspect - instilling in trainees a global approach to any problem.Modern transport and the degree of mutual integration between world economies are such that it would be criminal to look for solutions to the problem only in front of oneself. Practice proves that the adequate use of developed creative abilities allows you to see the benefits in complex schemes with the participation of counterparties from several countries.

Again, this success is due to the fact that the globalization of goods and services is beneficial for consumers - thanks to this they can count on improved assortment.

Formation of modern economic thinking in many ways depends on which system is initially embedded in the student's head... The fact is that it is wrong to talk about the complete absence of economic thinking in someone - using money in everyday life, a person already encounters a primitive economy and has experience of economic thinking at an initial, empirical level. A teacher educating a potential manager will inevitably have to build on what is already there.

Historical and geographical feature of our country lies in the fact that it is huge - in order to control it, a strong sovereign was needed, otherwise a mess would reign in the country, and it would simply disintegrate. The mentality of our fellow citizens is that a boss is not just a smarter and more respected person, but also a very real threat. A potential manager must understand the subtleties of the psychology of Russian subordinates, who, without fear of falling under the punishing right hand, are unlikely to work in full force.

No matter how outstanding the boss's idea may be, his subordinates will successfully fail it, because a good manager in our country is, first of all, a “sovereign”. You need to be prepared for the fact that there will probably not be a sensible initiative from below, and if this is so, then all planning falls entirely on the shoulders of the entrepreneur, he also exercises strict control over the implementation.

It was not for nothing that in the Russian Empire, slaves gladly died for the father-tsar - they sincerely believed that he, like God, simply did not know about the misadventures of his subjects, but oppressed their landowners at their own will.

At the same time, the entrepreneur himself should be deprived of any hopes for a miraculous improvement in the situation in which he finds himself. Being above the level of ordinary people and having a good understanding of the economic realities of our country, the manager should know that even at the highest levels everything is decided mainly by bribes or inappropriately drawn out bureaucratic procedures, which can be avoided in the same way. We are by no means aiming to whitewash bribery, but in any entrepreneurial plan in Russia, a certain percentage should be included for “unforeseen expenses”. Or it is worth at least leaving a significant gap in time to overcome the bureaucracy.