Towards a knowledge based society in Europe

This book presents the proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Sofia University on Policies of Economic and Social Development . On a selective base the volume collects twelve major contributions to the conference by 17 participants from nine universities and research institutes out of seven different countries. The reviewed texts offer insights into three areas of studies: (1) the state of the economy in Southeast Europe between liberalization and stabilization, (2) problems of European national economies and of the European Union and (3) aspects of economic theory and a globalized economy. The articles encompass twelve graphs and 27 tables.