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  CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING

  The purpose of this study is to present the results of scientific research on Corpo-rate Social Responsibility reporting. The subject of the research comprises Bulgarian business organizations, while its scope is the theoretical aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting and the extent to which Bulgarian enterprises use the capacity of ... The purpose of this study is to present the results of scientific research on Corpo-rate Social Responsibility reporting. The subject of the research comprises Bulgarian business organizations, while its scope is the theoretical aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting and the extent to which Bulgarian enterprises use the capacity of the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative. The realiza-tion of the research objective encompasses the following tasks: research and analysis of the existing theoretical aspects and practical dimensions of the reporting of corpo-rate social responsibility and social reports; exploring and analysing the communiqués of the progress of the UN Global Compact and the Reporting Guidelines developed by the Global Reporting Initiative; analysing and assessing the extent to which Bulgarian enterprises integrate corporate social responsibility reporting into their management systems by implementing globally validated structures. The fundamental research the-sis that is being defended is that a very small share of Bulgarian enterprises reports their corporate social responsibility using the communiqués of the progress of the UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative Reporting Guidelines. The results of the empirical research of the three largest social report databases (the Corporate Register, the UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative) prove the assumed thesis and identify the existence of significant problems with the reporting of corporate social responsibility by Bulgarian business organizations.

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  DEPOPULATION IN CENTRAL NORTHERN BULGARIA AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE TOURISM

  The process of depopulation over the last decades in some regions of our coun¬try has become a particularly serious problem and, in addi¬tion, a challenge for the de¬velopment of Bulgarian society. In the present study, attention is focused on depopula¬tion in the mountainous and semi-mountainous parts of Central Northern Bulgaria and the ... The process of depopulation over the last decades in some regions of our coun¬try has become a particularly serious problem and, in addi¬tion, a challenge for the de¬velopment of Bulgarian society. In the present study, attention is focused on depopula¬tion in the mountainous and semi-mountainous parts of Central Northern Bulgaria and the alternative tour¬ism as a factor for its limitation. The main objective of this study is to examine the nature of depopulation as a social phenomenon with its neg¬ative effects on society and the economy. The goal is achieved by solving the following tasks: analy¬sis of the theoretical research in the field of depopulation; chronological and compara¬tive analysis of the current state of settlement network and the process of depopulation and demographic forecasting; identifying opportunities for limiting the depopulation pro¬cess through forms of alternative tourism. The main thesis is that depopu¬lation as a social phenomenon leads to depopulation of settlements and entire territories; special attention has to be drawn on the need for a spe¬cific and responsible regional policy. Issues such as: gender-age struc¬ture, negative natural growth, migratory attitudes, isola¬tion of small set¬tlements, poorly built transport infrastructure, good prerequisites for the development of alternative tourism, higher degree of development of the tourism sector in municipalities and settlements and insufficient number of development programmes for the surveyed area have been highlighted.

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  ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY OF THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY

  The purpose of this study is to examine and critically analyze the concepts, sys¬tems and tools for building administrative capacity and good governance, as well as to present separate aspects of an empirical survey results on the capacity of the executive authority in Bulgaria. The objectives of the survey are: 1) to outline the concepts, ... The purpose of this study is to examine and critically analyze the concepts, sys¬tems and tools for building administrative capacity and good governance, as well as to present separate aspects of an empirical survey results on the capacity of the executive authority in Bulgaria. The objectives of the survey are: 1) to outline the concepts, prin¬ciples and trends in the development of modernization of administration and good gov¬ernance as key objectives in improving administrative capacity; 2) defining and critical analysis of concepts and models for administrative capacity; 3) Assessment of one of the aspects of capacity - the working processes in the executive authority in Bulgaria. Research thesis: Explaining the terminology, concepts and performance patterns of the executive authority will contribute to the development of adequate tools for assessment and self-assessment of the capacity of the administrations, which in the long run will help the improving the public services quality. As a result of the survey, the main notions and problems related to the con-cepts, systems and tools for administrative capacity building and good governance were defined and analyzed as a basis for development of a methodology for assessing the capacity of the administration of the executive authority; key challenges related to the work processes in the administration are displayed and recommendations are made to overcome them.