We look at the differences in regional unemployment rates in six major transition countries and their persistence over time. We analyse the role various adjustment mechanisms play. While movement out of the labour force seems to be one consequence in many regions with high relative unemployment,...

This paper analyzes the origin, the process of development and consolidation of the health, SPA and wellness tourism in different regions of the world as well as in Bulgaria. Special attention is paid to the etymology of the words "wellness" and "SPA", used as a basis for differentiation of...

The current crisis with the spread of the COVID-19 viral infection once again puts to the test the implemented social policies in terms of unemployment and employment. Entire sectors of the economy are being stagnated and others are limited to such a degree that their functioning is minimal....

The present work tries to analyze the existence and the development of social enterprises in Bulgaria. It reviews the possibility for the social programming approach application, aiming increasing their effectiveness and impact, of the process's participants as well as of the supplied services'...

The present work tries to analyze the existence and the development of social enterprises in Bulgaria. It reviews the possibility for the social programming approach application, aiming increasing their effectiveness and impact, of the process's participants as well as of the supplied services'...

The advantages and disadvantages of the decentralization organizational management structures are very important to be investigated because of their impact on the competitiveness on micro and macro level. In the present study are published the results from a seven years research among Bulgarian...

The agricultural sector has always been a strategic branch of Bulgarian economy. Bulgaria has many years of experience, well-established traditions and opportunities in the sphere of agriculture and particularly in vegetable production. The evaluation and analysis of the contemporary situation...

Social policy as a set of principles, legal norms, activities and institutions, aimed at creating conditions that ensure the quality of life of the citizens of a country, is an expression of the social relations between the state and its citizens. Social policy determines safety (social, health,...