THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONCENTRATION OF PRODUCTION IN THE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES

Abstract

Nowadays concentration of production both in the industry, and in the agricultural sector gains considerable relevance as significantly influences scales and production efficiency and its further development on an innovative basis. In article is carried out a deep study of this process, detailed disclosure theoretical bases of concentration, identified various approaches to interpretation of this concept of time.
The concept "concentration" was considered bydifferent schools not in the same way. Conditionally in development of the theory of concentration is possible to allocate the following stages which are characterized by various approaches to interpretation of this concept: XVIII - the end of the XIX century; the end of the XIX century - the first half of the XX century; second half of the XX century.
In the first stage (the beginning of XVIII until the end of the XIX century) the general-theoretical foundation of concept concentration which was a little generalized as concentration then was identified with market structure was laid. The second period (the end of the XIX century - the first half of the XX century) of the development of the theory of concentration covers creative achievements representativesof the Cambridge school of political economy (A. Marshall, J. Robinson). At this time concentration was considered as result of dynamic changes in the economic environment.
Having generalized the considerable approaches to interpretation of the essence of concentration gives reason to interpret the concept as process of concentration of means of production, land and labor resources and the volume of production at the same enterprise for the purpose of increase in scales of manufacturingand increase its efficiency.