Study of part of non-agricultural activities in rural areas of South-Central region of Bulgaria for the period 2010 – 2020

Abstract

Rural areas (RA), according to their geographical determination, are determined by specific characteristics for each of them. The administrative affiliation, on the other hand, fixes the socio-economic profile and in relation to this direction, the aim of the scientific study is to investigate some of the non-agricultural activities - Hotel and restaurant industry (I), Education (P) and Human health and social work (Q) in the rural areas of the South-Central Region (SCR) for the period 2010-2020. The study includes employed persons and enterprises in the specified subsectors. The aim of the current development is to track the movement of employed persons and enterprises in the RA of the country. These subsectors are related to the socio-economic status of these territories. Deductive, comparative method and Localization Index (IL) have been applied. Analysis and conclusions are made based on the Index of localization of the various activities, comparing them to the territories according to the NUTS classification. The conclusion and the findings are based on the results indicated in the study. The Classification of Economic Activities (CEA) of 2008, EU Regulation No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20.12.2006 have been applied.

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“…For Equation (1), R t i is the resilience level for the economy of agriculture of city i in year t; ∆Y i is the real growth performance for agriculture of city i, for Equation (2); ∆ is the predicted growth performance of the city for agriculture economy based on the overall growth performance of the region for agriculture economy where the city is located, for Equation (3).…”

“…As the foundation of the economy of the country [1,2], agriculture has a direct impact on the increase in farmers' income and rural growth [3], as well as ensuring food security and social stability of the country [4]. The agricultural economy not only reflects the comprehensive agricultural production capacity but also reflects the agricultural structure configuration and supply and demand of the market [5].…”

“…(2) What changes have occurred in the spatial differentiation characteristics of Jilin Province's agricultural economic resilience before and after the cancellation of the maize storage policy? (3) In different stages, which factors or combinations of factors have shaped higher agricultural economic resilience? The structure of this study is as follows: The "Section 1" defines agricultural economic resilience and outlines the purpose and significance of the study.…”