Economics of Quality: The Most Important Direction in the Development of Economic Science

The article, based on extensive factual material, shows the path of the formation of the science of quality, its formation and development in the Russian Academy of Sciences. The birth of the Russian Academy of Sciences predetermined the development of the main elements of the scientific direction “Economics of Quality”: metrology, standardization, quality management. Among the main achievements are the creation of a multi-level quality management system, participation in the formation of strategic plans for the development of St. Petersburg and the North-Western Federal District, the development of unique methods for assessing the quality of life, the creation of a multilevel system for training personnel in economics and quality management.