FORMASIYaI JAMIYaTIYu IQTISODI, zinai makhsusi inkishofi muayyani jamiyatro guyand. Kategoriyai formasiyai jamiyatiyu iqtisodi hamai sohahoi baham aloqamavdi hayoti jamiyatro dar bar megirad. Zaminai har yak formasiyai jamiyatiyu iqtisodi tarzi muayyani istehsolot ast, mohiyati onro munosibathoi istehsoli tashkil madihand, dar ayni hol on nadstroykai muayyan, shaklhoi muayyani maishat, oila, tarzi hayot va gayra dorad. Har yak formasiyai jamiyatiyu iqtisodi qonunhoi khosi paydoishu inkishofi khudro dorad. In qonunho doroi khususiyathoi tarinkhiyu milli buda, baroi zinai muayyani tarikhii hamai mamlakatho yakkhelaand. Dar har yak formasiya qonunhoi umumi amal mekunand, ki onhoro ba prosessi yagonai tarikhi jahony aloqamand menamoyand. Na khamai mamlakatho va khalqho dar jarayoni inkishofi khud hamak formasiyaho yo fazahoi onhoro tay mekunand. Baze khalqho (masalan, germanhoi qadim, slavyanho) formasiyai gulomdoriro naguzashtaand. Dar sharoiti hozira bisyor khalqho bo rohi gayrikapitalistii taraqqiyot ba sosializm meoyand. Nazariyai formasiyai jamiyatiyu iqtisodi dar materializmi tarikhi mavqei mukhim dorad: on imkon medihad, ki nisbat ba jamiyat meyori umumimillii tagyiri doimiro istifoda burda, tavassuti on qonuniyathoi hodisayu voqeahoi tarikhiro muayyan kunand va onhoro mavridi tahlili ilmi qaror dihand; on ahli basharro ba khulosai noguzirii murda raftani kapitalizm va tantanai kommunizm ovarda merasonad.