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Социалните иновации като инструмент за подобряване качеството на живот в селските райони
Social Innovations as an Instrument for Imroving Quality of Life in the Rural Areas

Author(s): Maria Ilcheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social development, Social differentiation, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Институт за знание, наука и иновации ЕООД
Keywords: social innovations; quality of life; rural areas; social capital

Summary/Abstract: The report reviews the application of social innovations as an instrument for improvement of quality of life in rural areas in Bulgaria while focusing in the specific challenges correlated with the population ageing and inequality gaps. Analyzed are good practices of different social innovations related with development of new social services and using the local resources for activation of rural areas. The author is exploiting the contribution of social innovations to achieve transforming impact in improving public services and quality of life through the development of social capital.