 Analysis of the External Environment of Green Jobs in BulgariaZornitsa Stoyanova () and Hristina Harizanova-Bartos Economic Alternatives, 2017, issue 1, 122-136 Abstract: Green jobs creation in general has a number of advantages associated with the ecologization of the economy, increasing employment, transfer of businesses to the green ones, raising the prestige of the organization etc. In the context of Bulgarian reality green jobs are an alternative to traditional employment, but the sector faces a number of challenges which must be overcome. The main aim of the paper is to analyze and evaluate the conditions of the external environment in Bulgaria which influence the creation and development of green jobs in the country. The methodological framework includes assessment of factors by using PEST methodology which divides the external environment into distant and near surroundings and also transformation of PESTEL analysis into SWOT analysis. Based on the collected and analyzed information the paper offers policy recommendations and general conclusions related to the improvement of consulting services, changing legal framework of green jobs, implementation of best European practices for projects creating and developing green jobs, implementation of different stimuli and financial support etc. Keywords: Green job; SWOT and PEST analysis; policy recommendation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nwe:eajour:y:2017:i:1:p:122-136 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Economic Alternatives from University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria Contact information at EDIRC. |
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