Elkhina I.A. 1
1 Volgograd State University
This article presents two interrelated processes: the changing technological orders and structural shifts. The author has considered the theory of structural change, which is based on the term of core system. The core system can be influenced by exogenous and endogenous factors, therefore the core system can be restructured. The author has identified the cause-effect relationships and regularities of structural shifts process. The core system changing leads to changes in functions of system and its elements. Thereby this process provides transition to the new system structure. This article describes the essence of the mechanism of structural shifts in the context of new technological order formation. The structural shifts associated with presence of sufficient resources: financial, natural, human, informational, technical, technological, and their distribution among the subjects of the economic system at various levels. In the context of technological orders, the contradiction between system subjects is resolved in favor resources allocation between key sectors of the system, which form a core of development in an actual period.