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The socialist economic model was imposed on the Bulgarian countryside between 1948 and 1958. The process is known as collectivization. Labor Cooperative Agricultural Farms (TCAF) were created by force, into which land, livestock and equipment were taken. Over the years, they were enlarged, restructured, renamed, etc., but their essence was not …
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The love for state ownership and state economic initiatives is periodically revived. The economic effect of the activities of state-owned enterprises usually sharply contrasts with the expectations for the promotion of social justice, the reduction of inequalities, the reduction of poverty, etc. And because the devil is in the details, the assessment of the results of their functioning ...
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Author: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristiyan Atanasov How the state's departure from its priority can have a positive impact Let's start with the fact that agriculture was the main priority of the Ottoman state throughout its existence. It can be said that the reasons for this are mainly fiscal, but also social. So …
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