Author: Aleksandr A. Maltsev, Cand. Sc. (Ec.), Associate-Prof. of Global Economy Dept.

Abstract: The paper reveals methodological basis of Neo-Keynesian theory and proves the relativistic character of the Keynesian theory’s research program modification. The article specifies key technological-institutional shifts of 1950−1970s that triggered changes in the methodological structure of the mainstream economics.

Key words: Neo-Keynesian economics; methodological individualism; global economy; social infrastructure, technological shifts.