Passing from era to era, society changed its views on trade, market relations and means of payment. Together with them, the legal and political systems of society changed. Having gone through all the stages from feudalism to a market economy, the states of the planet Earth were divided into categories, the leading of which is a set called "Developed countries". It is these powers that use most of the world's resources, while producing more than 75% of the total gross product of the entire society. At the same time, the population living in these countries is only 16% of the world's population. Despite their small number, these people have a huge impact on the development of the entire economy, they are the "generator" of scientific and technological progress.
Industrialized countries have many common features in the history of their development and formation. For the most part, they are examples of a democratic system of government, and the foundation of their growth is the concept of a capitalist economy. The leadership of these states knows how to properly manage their own and borrowed resources, harmoniously and balancedly combining the means and objects of labor.
Developed countries (more precisely, theirrulers) are so prosperous, thanks to the main and main principle that motivates the growth of their economic activity - the desire to get maximum profit. It is this passion that explains the rapid growth of production, and this trend is carried out in an exceptionally intensive way. The development and implementation of modern technologies, the replacement of machine tools and equipment, systems and mechanisms, the use of new materials and raw materials, the change in operating principles - these are the objective reasons that allow increasing the pace of production, adjusting to world trends.
Economically developed countries are one step higher than other states in terms of the degree of development of social infrastructure, namely: he althcare, transport, communications, education, the service sector, trade, etc. Also, their distinguishing feature is the rapid growth of high-tech industries and high-tech technologies. The development of these industries is characterized by a low level of material intensity, but high costs of intellectual capital.
It is the developed countries that dominate the world economy. They dictate their own rules and occupy more profitable production niches. These states are like crossroads where flows of capital, intellectual property, ideas and technologies meet. It is here that the world's largest financial centers are formed, in which the gold and foreign exchange reserves of almost the entire world are concentrated.
Developed countries - about 40 statesfrom all over the world. Of these, 27 are member states of the European Union. It also includes the USA, Canada, Norway, Japan, Australia, Iceland, New Zealand and Switzerland. Organizations such as the IMF and the UN have the opportunity to include a country in the list. The latter classifies Israel and South Africa as developed countries. In 1998, the "Asian Tigers" - Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong - were added to this list. Turkey and Mexico are also on the list of developed countries.
