capacity of an owner of means of production. From the point of view of measurement, the social assessment of new technology Is more Inc I lned to physical Indicators characterizing, for example• conditions of work, technology comfort, reduction of environment pol Iutton, etc., while the economic assessment Is measured by value Indicators. Given the afore-said pecutlarltles of assessing socio­ economic efficiency, In this field the preference Is given to comparative evaluation and not absolute. The task of comparative evaluation consists In determining the advantages of a new prototype as compared to the base Item or In selecting the best variant among several prototypes of new technology or scientific developments. One of the possible approaches to this problem consists In setting preliminary admissible limits of social Indicators below which the Introduction of new technology Is considered not feasible or simply harmful. In comparative evaluation there may be varl~us combinations of social and economic efficiency Indicators In the process of selecting a preferable variant of Innovation. First of all one discards alI the variants which do not meet the admissible limits of social Indicators (atmosphere pollution, safety of work, noise effects, etc.) Then the remaining variants are grouped by equal social efficiency Indicators and evaluated from the point of view of their economic effect. Out of each group one selects only the most efficient variant. After that the remaining var"lants are grouped again by 341 their economic efficiency and the selection of the bast variant Is made on the basis of social Indicators. This consecutive procedure Is used In case of great number of different variants under evaluation, for example, while making analysis of a morphologlcar· matrix In any SandT sphere, to reduce their Initial number. However, this approach does not assure the final choice as It may happen that at this stage we obtain variants 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the assessment of new technology from a socio-economic perspective, considering factors such as working conditions, environmental impact, and economic efficiency. It also mentions the use of comparative evaluation to select the best variant among several prototypes. This suggests that the text is focused on the development and implementation of new technologies, rather than their specific application in a particular sector.

**Category**
Science and technology, Economic development