The article examines the methodological significance of the categories "concept" of the organization of the investment process in the real sector of the economy. The author systematizes the content and evolution of the views of representatives of various economic schools on the process of investing in the real sector of the economy in conceptual and fundamental aspects. Due to the controversial nature of the problem under consideration, the author's interpretation of the categories "concept" and "principle" is substantiated in relation to the investment process.

conceptualism, concept, principle, crisis, recession, structural crisis, modernization, innovation, investmentlending.

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