Theory And Practice Of Circular Economy

This monograph aims at presenting some innovative solutions relating to circular economy through particular empirical research in the sectors of tourism, wine and food industry, energy production and entrepreneurship in Bulgaria and some European countries. Chapter One follows the descriptive approach and traces different evolution moments significant for the development of circular economy. Chapter Two presents a comparative analysis of concepts close to the idea of circular economy. Chapter Three follows the deduction approach of the reasoning from the general (the nature of circular economy) to the particular (the tools, which strategically enhance the environmental assessment of products and services and the efficient use of resources). In the following chapters (Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine), the authors apply different empirical approaches-online questionnaires, in-depth interviews, statistical elaboration of data with specialized software, etc., in search of innovative solutions for assessment of circular economy in Bulgaria, Italy and some other European countries. In conclusion, the authors synthesize and generalize their findings. This monograph is part of a three-year project (2016-2018) in Professional Trend 3.8, Economics, for a scientific research on “Innovative models for Circular Economy: Challenges and Possibilities for the Bulgarian Small and Medium-size Enterprises”, as per Ordinance No.3 of the Ministry of Education of Bulgaria of 27/11/2015, approved with Report No.1 of 02/06/2016 by decision of the Competition Committee of the Scientific and Research Institute of Varna University of Economics.