２０世纪末，世界经济正处在由工业经济时代向知识经济时代这个重要的转型时期，其显著标志是知识（表现于人力资本和技术）作为生产要素在经济发展中成为主要的动力。这一点先进的发达国家表现更为明显。据估计，经合组织内国家的国内生产总值中，知识资本的比重占５０％以上? At the end of the 20th century, the world economy was in an important transitional period from the era of industrial economy to that of knowledge economy. The notable sign was that knowledge (expressed in human capital and technology) was the major driving force in economic development as a factor of production. The advanced developed countries in this regard have made even more pronouncements. It is estimated that the share of knowledge capital in the GDP of countries within the OECD accounts for more than 50%?