AGRARIAN SUSTAIN ABILITY IN BULGARIA - ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS

摘要

The sustainable development has become a major topic not only for the economic science but in the economic polic) development. There is a substantial literature dedicated to analyzing the different aspects of sustainability - economic, socia and/or ecological. Agriculture has been recognized as one of the economic fields that has multidimensional impact not onl) on the incomes and well-being of the employed, but also on the rural population as a whole and the environment. This artick presents a holistic approach for assessing agrarian sustainability in Bulgaria based on its economic, social and ecologica aspects on sectoral macro-level. It is based on official statistical and other information as well as on expert evaluation. Ou study has found thatthe Bulgarian agriculture on macro-level has good sustainability. Some of the sustainability aspects hav< higher levels (e.g. the economic aspect) while others (social and environmental) are inferior. Study results could help in focus^ ing the politicalefforts, so that the agrarian sustainability. in its social and ecological aspect, could be increased. However < further research is needed to evaluate the level of sustainability at micro-level, so that the major issues and problem areas an addressed accordingly.