Significance of Service Sector in the Modern Economy

The article deals with great significance of non-manufacturing business in the modern world. The examination of shares of non-manufacturing business in the structure of Gross domestic product of western developed countries and Russia makes clear the considerable difference: in the western developed countries the innovative (science intensive) - business and quality of human capital forming fields predominate, whereas in Russia - trade and transport service. The article displays the negative tendency of development of business service and state service. The absolute necessity of preferred development of science-intensive service for successful functioning of Russian products in the World Market is proved.

service sector, human capital, business services, information technology, integrated information system