Macroeconomic Monitor
Начало / 2018 / август

2018.08

The West owes its wealth to parliamentarism, not monarchy

In order for a nation to become rich, its entire population must be emancipated, not just the aristocracy. Monarchism received a new impetus among libertarian and conservative circles after the monumental work “Democracy – The God Who Failed” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. In it, the author criticizes the so-called “public ownership of the state”, expressed in parliamentary democracy …

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The way out of the crisis is to close the FSC

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Author: Martin Nikolaev One of the previous chairmen of the Financial Supervision Commission and a manager of part of the largest financial and industrial group in the country stated that "today the FSC finally died". The committee, scattered in terms of competence and already completely seized by politics, is truly experiencing its hardest days. And instead of this senseless agony to ...

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The Historical Beginnings of Banks: On Banks and Power

banks and government

If the activity of bankers/banks, even in the earliest existence and formation of banking, is to store deposits and, based on the available funds, to grant loans, then it is appropriate to trace the contractual relations in this process. If a person has great wealth – measured in money/barter goods, …

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What is worth knowing about Bulgarian socialism I: The Terror

Bulgarian socialism

Bulgarian socialism is like any other socialism – a well-intentioned, but clumsy and often bloody socio-economic experiment. At the national level, the common characteristics manifest themselves in a specific way. This is how the sweet native picture of the Bulgarian socialist past is born. In several consecutive publications we will focus on the Bulgarian manifestations of typical …

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Quotas for the humiliation of people with disabilities

people with disabilities

The state is about to take another inadequate step towards the integration of people with disabilities in Bulgaria. Changes in labor legislation are being discussed, according to which companies will be obliged to hire a certain number of employees with disabilities. Quotas are envisaged, depending on the number of employees in specific companies: employers with 20 to 49 …

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An apolitical vision for Bulgaria

vision for Bulgaria

Author: Vasil Kanev The Bulgarian socialists decided to present their vision for Bulgaria, in which they repeatedly emphasize how important it is for the state to take part in all spheres of human life, to plan and redistribute from the rich to the poor, from those who produce to those who need it. In this regard …

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Anarcho-capitalism with a human face: How does Anarchism sell?

This article is a continuation of Anarcho-Capitalism with a Human Face: Technology and Decentralization Diplomacy as a Macrocosm of Anarchist Relationships With all these definitions, we cannot help but come to the conclusion that anarchy does exist in one sphere of our affairs – international relations. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin live in a state of …

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Prague Summer: The Invasion of Czechoslovakia with Some Historical Details

The Prague Spring

“We occupied you Czechs because we love you.” Explanation of what happened by a Russian officer, given on August 24, 1968 to Milan Kundera During this week in 1968, another desire for freedom and humanity in the socialist camp was trampled. It did not start with the economy, but with culture, music, everyday life …

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Ep. 26: Georgi Draganov on social networks and online censorship

Links: Censorship against PragerU The "social credit" system in China "War and Peace" For greater convenience, we recommend downloading the audio of the podcast by clicking on the "Download" button in the player above. Don't forget to like and share on Facebook and write a comment with your opinion and/or criticism about this …

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