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  COMPOSITE INDICATOR FOR ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOCIAL CONVERGENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - METHODOLOGICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS

  The aim of this study is to construct a composite Social Rights Indicator to assess the potential for social cohesion in the European Union in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR). The research thesis of the team is that through the quantitative assessment of the potential for convergence in the context of the European Pillar ... The aim of this study is to construct a composite Social Rights Indicator to assess the potential for social cohesion in the European Union in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR). The research thesis of the team is that through the quantitative assessment of the potential for convergence in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights based on the composite indicator of social rights, empirical trends and regularities can be established at European level and Bulgaria's positioning in European social space. The theoretical and informational aspects of the statistical survey on social rights are presented through the principles of the EPSR and the system of indicators for their characterization. The need to create a composite indicator is justified. The steps for constructing a Social Rights Indicator are described. As a result of the empirical study of the values of the proposed Social Rights Indicator for the period 2010-2018 through the beta-convergence approach, a process of reducing the differences among the countries included in the study was established - both in the values of the Social Rights Indicator and in the values of its constituent sub-indexes. Following the application of the marginal vertical beta-convergence methodology, it was found that Bulgaria's importance for the cohesion process is positive with regard to the two sub-indices, neutral for the one sub-index and negative for the Social Rights Indicator. The application of the club convergence approach revealed that there is no process of convergence among the countries included in the analysis on the values of social rights indicators.

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  MODELS FOR BUILDING LOGISTICS CHAINS IN AGRIBUSINESS

  Characteristic of Bulgarian agriculture is the presence of many, mostly small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises, occupying an insignificant market share, which operate in the highly competitive market of agricultural products. This fragmentation challenges agricultural holdings to improve their competitiveness and imposes a realistic ... Characteristic of Bulgarian agriculture is the presence of many, mostly small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises, occupying an insignificant market share, which operate in the highly competitive market of agricultural products. This fragmentation challenges agricultural holdings to improve their competitiveness and imposes a realistic orientation towards market innovations, including the formation of logistics chains. Building and improving logistics models is essential for optimizing business processes and generating added value in the sector. In this regard, the main research goal is to construct logistics models applicable in agribusiness. The research defends the thesis that the construction of logistics chains is a market reaction of the business for effective utilization of available resources and generation of added value, contributing to cohesion among the regions in Bulgaria. The results of the study can be systematized in the following areas. First. Based on the surveyed 212 business organizations from different business sectors and 47 agricultural companies that support Internet platforms in carrying out their activities, the main problems facing the business have been outlined and good logistics practices have been identified. Second. Based on a benchmarking study, the strengths and key problems related to logistics in the analyzed organizations were identified. Third. Applicable in agribusiness models have been constructed for the leading sectors of logistics - Transport, Warehousing and Processing and Finishing, depending on the capacity of the organization.

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  STATISTICAL DIMENSIONS OF REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND INEQUALITIES BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH BULGARIA

  Nowadays, the implemented regional policy is invariably related to adopting a certain concept and setting specific goals to limit the economic, social and demographic differences in the country. The present paper is a theoretical and applied study. The theoretical problems are related to the demographic, social and economic processes as objects of ... Nowadays, the implemented regional policy is invariably related to adopting a certain concept and setting specific goals to limit the economic, social and demographic differences in the country. The present paper is a theoretical and applied study. The theoretical problems are related to the demographic, social and economic processes as objects of statistical study of the NUTS 2 regions of North and South Bulgaria for the period 2004-2018. The applied aspect of the study is a thorough analysis of the economic, social and demographic situation of North and South Bulgaria. The purpose of this study is to theoretically justify and empirically estimate the regularities in the demographic, social and economic situation of North and South Bulgaria and to identify the regional differences and inequalities based on a statistical analysis of the dynamics, structure and their factor determination. To achieve this goal, the following main tasks are performed: characterizing the nature and theoretical concepts of inequality; presenting the methodology of the statistical survey of the regional differences between North and South Bulgaria; identifying the regularities in the demographic, social and economic development of North and South Bulgaria; classifying the areas according to their geographical location using discriminant analysis. The research thesis advocated by the authors and confirmed by the results is that improving the functional and spatial connectivity between the regions in North and South Bulgaria will lead to reducing the economic, social and demographic differences and inequalities between them.