Хорольская Татьяна Евгеньевна

Currently, the search for internal resources for the development of the country's economy as a whole and of each individual region is quite relevant. In this regard, it is advisable to pay attention to such a specific subsystem of the national economy as ethnoeconomics. The article is devoted to the study of the conceptual foundations of the theory of ethnoeconomics, that is, the subject, method, concept, principles of construction and fundamental categories of this scientific theory through the prism of modern transformations in the economy. The interpretation of the conceptual foundations of the theory of ethnoeconomics entails the strengthening of the cognitive potential of this theory and its applied capabilities.

The current stage of economic development is characterized by the reaction of the Russian regional business systems to technological shifts occurring everywhere, in all spheres of human activity, in other words, the formation of a “new economic reality” is taking place. Under these conditions, it is advisable to search for internal resources for the development of these systems, which is possible within the framework of the development of such a segment of the national economy as ethno-economics. The article substantiates the reasons for the demand for the theory of ethnoeconomics, identifies its fundamental features, indicates the effects occurring in ethnoeconomics and due to the current state of the economy as a whole.