Economic research by and large is dominated by a ‘rationality’ paradigm. Economic decision making within this paradigm is viewed as a maximising procedure. In general the latter represents the decision-making as a choice amongst a well defined set of alternatives. In this paper we question...

This article analyses markets, income and agricultural policy changes in Bulgaria after its accession to the EU. A country AG-MEMOD model, consisting of 18 commodities organised in four sub-models (crops, livestock, milk & dairy and a link between crops and livestock) is applied. The model is an...

Bulgaria has complicated systems for food quality and food safety control. Responsibility for them is divided among several institutions. The control system is still overstaffed and insufficient co-ordination between its different parts prevail; the current control system does not meet the...

type="graphical" <p>Bulgaria and Romania have experienced radical transformations in their agriculture and rural economies, following transition to a market economy and accession to the EU. However, they remain two EU Member States characterised by a highly fragmented and polarised farm structure....</p>

Drawing on primary survey data and the literature on sustainable livelihoods, we analyse agricultural households in five new member states of the EU which possess a large subsistence and semisubsistence farming sector. The study indicates that the contribution of subsistence farming to household...

Nearly all European regions are anticipated to be negatively affected by some future impact of climate change, which will pose challenges to many economic sectors, including tourism. Favourable weather conditions and especially snow availability and depth are crucial to visitor satisfaction and...