Human capital as a strategic factor in the development of the region's economy

The article is devoted to the study of the human capital of the region as a key resource of socio-economic development of the territory. As a result of the generalization of approaches to the interpretation of human capital, the author's definition of the human capital of the region and its components is proposed. The content of methods of estimation of human capital at the regional level is investigated. The analysis of the state and development trends of human capital in the Belgorod region using a multicomponent method and the method of substitution estimates was carried out. The interrelations between the level of cluster development and the human development index of the regions of Russia are revealed.