Sample translations1 · 2 · 3 · 4 [An excerpt from a sociological investigation] The population of the Black Sea region is 13.9% of the population of the country. It is characterised by a progressive social and economic development of the central part and a slow development of the Southern and Northern part. There is a marked negative mechanic growth in the Dobrich area. Infant mortality in the Black Sea region is higher than the average one in the country. The gross domestic product per capita of the population in the Varna and Bourgas areas is also higher than the average one in the country. However, in the Dobrich area the GDP is lower than the average one in the country. The data of the main demographic and economic indicators show that the Black Sea region is characterised by a lack of balance of the social and economic development, which hinders its stability... ...These data have been taken from the “Employment and unemployment” investigation carried out by the National Institute of Statistics. Reasons for the formation of the current level of unemployment in the Black Sea region: — Inadequate alignment between the national and regional policy; — Slow privatisation and inadequate way of its implementation; — Specific economic situation, leading to increase in profit and compatibility of the enterprises mainly at the expense of reduced labour costs through restricting employment and price of labour force; — Presence of depressive and slowly developing communes on the territory of the region; — Undeveloped clusters; — Depreciation of the importance of the local resources and the cultural and historical values of the region... |
