POLICIES FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Marusya Lyubcheva
Associate Professor, Ph.D., University "Prof. Dr Assen Zlatarov” - Bourgas, Bulgaria, milyubcheff@gmail.com

Abstract

The book “Policies and tools for social development” was able to hold my interest because my attention was being directed to sustainable development during the whole time. Without sustainable development being an object of discussion, even being mentioned in the texts. Almost a phenomenon. But actually not so much unexpected for a man who is searching for the projections of sustainable development in practical life, as does the author. It is a well known fact that social activities/processes are one of the pillars of sustainable development. And probably that is the reason for me to find this connection in the book, without it being demonstrated. Assessing even the title of the book itself “Policies and Tools…”, it can be said that it sounds as a resonance in a real environment in which the whole social sphere is subordinated to certain policies, which can make it effective but can also create chaos from which the whole chain, starting from the management and reaching to the last person to whom it is directed, can swing in one or other direction. Even with good tools, an unmeasured policy could not be useful.

Keywords: policies, social development, system, priorities, perspective.