Markets, Sustainability and Social Welfare Enhancement in the European Union

The series "Sofia Conferences on Social and Economic Development in Europe" The series "Sofia Conferences on Social and Economic Development in Europe" covers the proceedings of the Sofia Conferences on Sustainable Economic and covers the proceedings of the Sofia Conferences on Sustainable Economic and Social Development (SCSESD). The conferences are organized by the Faculty Social Development (SCSESD). The conferences are organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Sofia University in of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) of Sofia University in cooperation with the University of Cologne. The topics include aspects of cooperation with the University of Cologne. The topics include aspects of the social and economic situation in Southeast Europe and findings or ideas the social and economic situation in Southeast Europe and findings or ideas which might be useful for the development of Europe. which might be useful for the development of Europe.

The third volume of the series presents contributions to the proceedings of the 12th and 13th annual conference of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Sofia University. The fourteen articles by authors of six nations (Bulgaria, China, Germany, Italy, Russia, and Switzerland) have been selected by international peer reviews. The contributions are arranged in the sections theoretic approaches, empirical studies on European countries and contributions to sustainable development in theory and application. The volume contains 33 graphs, 20 tables and three drawings.

Autorentext

George Chobanov is Professor at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria) and former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
Jürgen Plöhn is Professor of Economics and Politics at EBC University of Applied Sciences Hamburg and Professor of Political Science at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg.
Horst Schellhaass has been Professor at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences and Vice Rector of the University of Cologne.

Inhalt
Contents: Jean-Pierre Gern: A Key Condition for Enhancing Social Welfare: Reconsidering the Axioms, on Which the Teaching of Economics is Based George Chobanov: The Process of Approaching Market Equilibrium Galina V. Mikhaylova: Accounting Procedures in Assessment of the Regional Economic Equilibrium Henrik Egbert/Andreas Hildenbrand: Financing Early Childhood Education and Care: Rising Allocative and Productive Efficiency by Using Tradable Vouchers Desislava I. Yordanova/Tsvetan P. Davidkov: Determinants of Entrepreneurial Orientation: Evidence From Bulgaria Neli Iltcheva: A Methodology for the Economic Analysis of the Energy Efficiency Policy in the Republic of Bulgaria Mariya Neycheva: Some Aspects of the Impact of Education on Output Growth in Bulgaria George Chobanov/Luben Toshkov/Tatyana Madjarova/Tzvetan Ignatov: Middle Stratum Measurement Based On the Lorenz Curve Libero Mario Mari/Francesca Picciaia (I): «Doing social» in Italy: The Social Reporting in the Social Enterprises Michael Sauer: Welfare in South-Eastern Europe. Setting the Scene for Research on Long-term Care Dieter Flämig: Sustainability as a Global Chance for Europe Christophe Hug: Decentralised Waste Water Treatment. Approaches for a Low Budget Strategy Paul Kleppe/Alfons Kuhles: Energy Production by Hydrothermal Carbonisation as a Future Business Yu Li: The Future Solution and Central Nerve for Modern Power Supply: Smart Grid and Global Networks.