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SMEs and the Circular Economy: From Policy to Difficulties Encountered During Implementation

Author(s) -

Mihaela Ghența,

Aniela Matei

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

amfiteatru economic

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2247-9104

pISSN - 1582-9146

DOI - 10.24818/ea/2018/48/294

Subject(s) - circular economy , eurobarometer , european union , european commission , bureaucracy , order (exchange) , business , small and medium sized enterprises , process (computing) , economic system , economy , economics , economic policy , political science , computer science , finance , ecology , biology , operating system , politics , law

Circular economy is a concept that currently received a particular attention due to its contribution to the European objectives related to economic development under restrictive environmental conditions, in other words, the implementation of circular economy activities is essential to maintain and increase the competitiveness of the European economy. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the concept of circular economy, of its different dimensions, and in the same time of the difficulties experienced by small and medium-sized enterprises in the process of implementing such activities, at national level. In order to achieve these objectives, data related to the activity of SMEs in Romania regarding circular economy, gathered within Flash Eurobarometer 441 coordinated by the European Commission during April 2016, were analysed. Although the

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