Monograph · Dr Aneta Vasiljevikj-Shikaleska and Dr Biljana Gjozinska · Skopje, 2023 · ISBN 978-608-67060-0-5
The monograph "Circular Economy: Current State and Challenges for Macedonian Companies" examines the shift from the linear "take, use, dispose" economy to a circular "make, (re)use, recycle" model. The authors explain the concept and key principles of the circular economy, the business models and practices that drive it, and the indicators used to measure how circular an economy is.
Because waste management is the most widely used circular practice, the book analyses waste management practices in the European Union in depth and reviews approaches for optimising waste management systems. An empirical study carried out for the book shows how far Macedonian companies have come in applying circular practices and which factors shape consumers' decisions. Read more in the news item on the publication of the monograph.
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Circular Economy: Current State and Challenges for Macedonian Companies (PDF, in Macedonian)Published by the Institute for Applied Research for Business, Skopje. Reviewers: Prof. Dr Frederika Popovska-Pavlovska and Prof. Dr Slagjana Stojanovska. CIP record: National and University Library "St. Kliment Ohridski", Skopje, COBISS.MK-ID 60720133.
What the book covers
- Circular economy: concept and key principles, business models and practices, indicators for measuring circularity
- Waste management: practices in the European Union and approaches for optimising waste management systems
- Consumer behaviour and its role in the transition to a circular economy
- Empirical research on the state of and challenges for Macedonian companies, and on what drives consumers to adopt circular practices
- Conclusions and recommendations, bibliography and annexes
About the authors
Dr Aneta Vasiljevikj-Shikaleska holds a PhD in technological sciences. Her research focuses on environmental protection, the circular economy and new technologies and materials, and she has long worked as a researcher and project coordinator in research and applied projects.
Dr Biljana Gjozinska holds a PhD in law, specialising in international commercial law and European Union law, and has worked as project coordinator and researcher on IPA, CEI and Erasmus+ projects on entrepreneurship and the circular economy.
The Institute's related research on the circular economy and green jobs is listed on the Projects page.