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Todor Todorov
On some Imperfections of the Gross Domestic Product Index
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The gross domestic product is the most widespread macroeconomic index, used for macroeconomic analysis and forecasting of economic growth. Despite all its merits it can hardly be considered a perfect indicator of economic growth and nation’s welfare. One of its disadvantages is that it doesn’t record the effects connected with the exhausting of natural resources or with the negative consequences of environment pollution. In this sense the article offers an algorithm for calculating “green GDP” and “black GDP”.
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Snejana Kostova, Nonka Georgieva
Quantitative Measuring of External Ecological Expenditures for Assistance of Decision Making Management
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The goal of presented paper is to describe main steps of the Impact Pathway Methodology for external costs calculation and the existing software tools for its practical application. Results for external costs from coal fired power plant located in the central part of Europe are presented. The results are obtained by one of the versions of the software tool EcoSense.
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Genka Rafailova
Conception of Tourist Destination Stable Growth - Principles and Mechanisms and their Application to the Tourist Destination Varna
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Birstra Nikolova
Contemporary Aspects of Residential Policy in Bulgaria
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Residential policy is in the focus of the attention of a wide range of specialists, competent authorities and institutions in Bulgaria throughout the transition period from a centralized to a market economy and in the course of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union. To date, this issue is becoming more topical and puts its practical realization on the agenda. Therefore, this article clarifies the modern role and importance of residential policy, the factors influencing its development have been explored, its current situation in Bulgaria - compared to some EU countries - is presented, based on this, some conclusions and summaries are made about the main prospects for its development.
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Nadezhda Dimova
Contemporary Aspects of Sustainable Design of the Food Supply Chain
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The rapid development of technology and digitalisation pose a number of problems for food supply chains. Sustainability in itself is a challenge that enters all areas and in particular in business. In this sense, a special challenge is the modern aspects of sustainable design of the food supply chain, which makes managers make quick, flexible and adequate decisions. Digitalization, in turn, provides excellent conditions for the realization of the sustainable design of the food supply chain.
The article highlights and presents the modern aspects of the sustainable design of the food supply chain. The hypothesis of the need to comply with modern changes, which require the construction of a sustainable design of the food supply chain, has been proven.
