Real assets: development trends in world economy

Abstract

Capital as an economic resource is classified into real and financial assets. Real assets include fixed assets, tangible current assets and intellectual property rights. Financial assets (financial equities, financial resources) include cash and securities. The article considers trends in the development of the world financial assets and analyzes industry shifts in the structure of the world economy: agro-industrial and fuel and energy complexes; metallurgical, chemical and timber complexes; engineering and military-industrial complexes; consumer goods industry, construction and housing and utilities sectors; transport and communications sectors; science, education and healthcare sectors; trade and food services sectors; public services and hotel services sectors; tourism and recreation sector; culture and sports sector.