The Bulgarian Village: Sustainability in Transformation Mode

Abstract

The paper attempts to raise certain questions, the answers to which are probably the emanation of the Bulgarian village. What is the reason for its sustainability, manifested and outlined particularly in the transformation periods? In the periods of crisis the village is a social buffer of the society. The sustainability of the village is outlined in the report through a series of indicators. The roots of this process can be tracked in the three-unit chain: man – nature – society. The contemporary rural community upgrades the etymological definition, identifying the village as a settlement whose population is engaged in agriculture. In support of the village sustainability thesis, the report undertakes to reveal the significance of the changes in CAP and its greening. The man and his habitat are among the priorities of the 21st century.