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  Self-awareness and Behaviour within Social Structures

  The article closely reviews the structural components of self-awareness – self-observation, self-analysis, and self-control. A connection has been made between an individuals’ self-awareness, their past and future and their potential at present. The importance of the value system to an individual’s morals and conscience has been analysed, as well ... The article closely reviews the structural components of self-awareness – self-observation, self-analysis, and self-control. A connection has been made between an individuals’ self-awareness, their past and future and their potential at present. The importance of the value system to an individual’s morals and conscience has been analysed, as well as the way they react in different situations. Self-awareness is also reviewed in terms of laws governing the order followed by social processes. In conclusion, a set of ten rules has been synthesized which might be helpful in the pursuit of self-control and self-analysis.

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  Nature and Mechanisms of State Fiscal Policy

  This article investigates the points of view of outstanding scientists-economists on the role and place of fiscal policy in the state. It is devoted to the different approaches and to the interpretation of finance and financial science in Western and former Soviet states. The structure of the mechanism of fiscal policy is proposed. Also the use of ... This article investigates the points of view of outstanding scientists-economists on the role and place of fiscal policy in the state. It is devoted to the different approaches and to the interpretation of finance and financial science in Western and former Soviet states. The structure of the mechanism of fiscal policy is proposed. Also the use of macroeconomic regulation financial instruments is argued for.

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  Possibilities for Improving the Mechanism of Pensions’ Indexation for Employment in Bulgaria

  Upgrading (updating) pension payments is the process of adjusting their amount in accordance with the current parameters of the socioeconomic development of society in proportion to accumulated social security rights and using the correct set of principles, indicators, benchmarks, standards and mechanisms. Too often, however, achieving and ... Upgrading (updating) pension payments is the process of adjusting their amount in accordance with the current parameters of the socioeconomic development of society in proportion to accumulated social security rights and using the correct set of principles, indicators, benchmarks, standards and mechanisms. Too often, however, achieving and maintaining a desired level of income and standard of living for pensioners is considered only from the perspective of underlying social patterns, without considering the specifics of the accumulation and transformation of social rights in the actual pension payments. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some guidelines for improving the mechanism for updating pension payments in Bulgaria based on a comparative analysis of the practice of updating pensions in social security systems in some European countries.