On the Structural-Moral Foundations of Economic Activity

The article reports on a study of structural-moral foundations of economic activity. The author criticizes the formation of economic theories based on the analysis of human abilities. As an alternative, offered another framework: study of the properties and structure of habitus. The author investigates the source of the progressive development of society and the reasons for the failures of economic activity, shows a link between moral norms and social institutions. Traced the distinctive mission of moral standards of science