THE ENERGY AND ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC THEORY OF SLAVCHO ZAGOROV (1898 – 1970)

The purpose of this article is to present the pioneering works in field environmental and energy economics by Bulgarian economist Slavcho Zagorov (1898–1970) during early 1950s, when was emigration. known reader as an policy maker years between two world wars. It little known, however, that one first (his publications chronologically predate those Nicolas Georgescu Roegen about a decade) concept flow economy human metabolism, explained through prism thermodynamics. Criticizing traditional economic approach national income from point view "value", developed new energetic productivity. According him, "movement energy", which he calculates terms primary sources. conducted number empirical studies on balances Danube Region, including Bulgaria.