The article provides theoretical underpinning for the need to assess institutional quality of
the social sector. Basing on the critical analysis of the existing approaches to index …

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion
on the issue of the institutional quality of the social sector, its measurement, and the impact …

For many countries the Industrial Revolution was an opportunity for a dynamic economic
development, but it was accompanied by deep social changes. Inequalities between regions …

Human resources are a primary source for development of a country. The importance of
social policies and human resources for social development is a matter of particular …

The article outlines the theoretical principles of social security diagnosis in the region. It also
suggests diagnostics methods of social security in the region aiming to study the social …

The paper uses concepts of the conditional and unconditional β-convergence in order to
answer the question of whether there is a convergence in the institutional quality of the …

The paper examines some of the most important criteria and indicators for social efficiency.
Fundamental ideas of the Bulgarian and foreign economic science for the specifics of social …

Social policy just like any other type of policy is an element of the management system. For
effective social policy it is necessary to know the trends and quantitative characteristics of …

The article proves that despite a significant growth in the service sector in recent years,
industry remains the main engine of economic growth. Moreover, using the analysis of …

Today the prevention of global challenges (from global security to the problems of poverty)
relates to the institutional quality. Nowadays, the social standards or other “social rules” …