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Дубай – допаминът на примитивния български "елит" „Душата ти се нуждае от средновековно средиземноморско селце, не от Дубай“. „Трябва ти пълнокръвно приключение, вместо инфлуенсърска имитация на преживяване в модерното и „текущо“ място...“ Подобни послания се прокрадват из социалните мрежи като опит за отговор на нарастващата гравитация на най-големия и важен …

The frantic rush to the eurozone to “sit at the table of the rich” leaves a particularly bad taste in the mouth, reminiscent of the botched negotiations with allies (and later enemies) from the Balkan wars, which played a decisive role in the onset of the First National Catastrophe. The colleagues from the EKIP have well described the tragedy of the eurozone and are …

Only 22% or just over one-fifth of Bulgarians save. Of these one million and two hundred thousand people, only 37% save monthly. Bulgarians save mainly for emergencies (68%) and vacations and excursions (42%). Only then do savers prioritize long-term accumulation of value – …

The private management of public utilities is a topic that stirs up a lot of heated emotions. Many people instinctively believe that public utilities such as electricity, water, and the like are best managed by the state. Alas, in most cases this position is rooted in emotion rather than reason. This is very clearly evident …

The question in the title is too general and a bit misleading, because not all of us hate capitalism. For a large part of the people in Bulgaria, however, the market economy is a necessary evil that they come to terms with, that they tolerate, but with gritted teeth. Some hate capitalism because of nostalgia for the good old days, others because they think, …

Широко разпространено клише гласи, че образованието е универсално полезно, че който се учи, той ще сполучи, а „науката е слънце“. Икономическият превод на това твърдение намира израз в хипотезата на Нобеловия лауреат Гари Бекер, че образованието е инвестиция, която дава високи доходи, защото увеличава производителността. Здравият разум предполага общоприетите истини …

There are hardly many people who would not accept free consumption of goods or services. However, free should be in quotes, because someone always pays the price in some form. It does not have to be paid in money, it is possible that those who consume do not realize that they are paying, it is possible …

I dedicate this article to my friend Vladimir Karolev, with whom we have repeatedly discussed the concessioning of water, district heating, resorts, beaches and services. [i] “Bath” or “shower”: vital signs of the problem This question did not, for example, face the residents of Sofia in 1994 and early 1995. The reason is very simple …

The dog in the title is the State Security (DS) – the secret services of Bulgaria during the communist regime (1944-1989). Their numerous functions also include monitoring various aspects of the country's economy. The preserved authentic documents with which the DS representatives informed the political leadership about the economy of Bulgaria are important and interesting. …

On October 29, 1940, from the rostrum of the XXV Ordinary National Assembly, the deputy from the government majority, Gavril Lenkov, declared: "if it is necessary to enrage the speculators in Bulgaria, we are ready to legalize this sanction." The context of his threat is important. After the start of World War II in September 1939 ...