The author expanded the meaning of J. Shumpeter innovative approaches in the designing of cognitive tools of researching the economic development problems from the standpoint of becoming the methodological principles of nonclassical and postnonclassical science.
Keywords: economic development, innovations, entrepreneur-innovator, innovation theory, Global Innovation Index.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2667.2013/144-3/4