Doctor of Sciences (Economics), professor, Chief Researcher, faculty of Economics

доктор экономических наук, профессор, главный научный сотрудник

tambovtsev@econ.msu.ruLomonosov Moscow State UniversityМосковский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова1011202529436522611202526112025Copyright ©; 2026, Tambovtsev V.Copyright ©; 2026, Тамбовцев В.Л.2026Tambovtsev V.Тамбовцев В.Л.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rcsi.science/2587-7666/article/view/353804

The obvious changes that have occurred and are occurring in the global economy and international economic order have led a number of domestic and foreign researchers to believe that these shifts are so great and significant that they require radical shifts in economic science for their study and understanding - from the creation of new economic theories to shifts in its paradigm. The analysis of the validity of these beliefs is the main objective of this article. To solve it, the provisions of the modern theory of science on the causes of changes in theories and paradigm shifts are considered, the established interpretations of the concept of world or international economic order and their inaccuracies and ambiguities are analyzed, proposals are formulated for a clearer understanding of these terms, the comparison of which with the changes taking place in the world economy logically leads to the conclusion that the statements about the need for new theories and even paradigms for understanding the aforementioned changes are clearly exaggerated.

Очевидные изменения, произошедшие и происходящие в мировой экономике и международном экономическом порядке, породили у ряда отечественных и зарубежных исследователей убеждённость в такой величине и значимости происходящих сдвигов, что они требуют для своего изучения и понимания радикальных перемен и в экономической науке — от создания новых экономических теорий до перехода к её новой парадигме. Анализ обоснованности этих убеждений является основной задачей данной статьи. Для её решения рассматриваются положения современной теории науки о причинах изменений в теориях и смене парадигм, анализируются сложившиеся трактовки понятия мирового или международного экономического порядка, их неточности и неясности, формулируются предложения о более чётком понимании этих терминов. Их сопоставление с происходящими изменениями в мировой экономике логически подводит к выводу о явной преувеличенности утверждений о необходимости новых теорий и даже парадигм для понимания упомянутых изменений.

world economic ordereconomicschange of economics’ paradigmмировой экономический порядокэкономическая теориясмена парадигмы экономической науки

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