Представители одной из первых экономических теорий, физиократы, полагали, что единственным источником дохода и богатства страны является продукт земледелия. Критикуя данную позицию, А. Смит выделил три фактора - капитал, труд и земля.
Economic growth is seen as a major problem of the economic theory of the 21st century. It alone can make it possible to improve the standard and quality of life of citizens; that is why it is necessary to analyse the factors and conditions conducive to sustainable growth in the long term. The problem of economic growth and its drivers has been the subject of studies by foreign and national scientists, but the content and scope of the concepts in question changed over a longperiod of time.