A vital resource of social matter in the postindustrial society

The article discusses enhancement of the role of vital resources in the economic system of the modern society. The authors consider the ideas about the laws of economy, describe cause-and-effect dependence underlying an objective economic process, present its comprehensive description. As an applied basis the paper deals with the comparative features of the historical dynamics of an economic form conditioned by great demand for intellect as a new type of vital resource. In the authors’ opinion, the prospects of further economic development are associated directly with the degree of its mastering.