Към политическата икономия на Aприлското въстание 1876 г.
On The Political Economy of the April Uprising of 1876
Author(s): Pencho D. PenchevSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Economy, Education, Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Economic history, Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Political history, Social history, Modern Age, Special Historiographies:, School education, Vocational Education, Adult Education, State/Government and Education, 19th Century, Period(s) of Nation Building, The Ottoman Empire, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: April uprising; political economy; collective action; free rider problem
Summary/Abstract: Based on a politico-economic analysis, the paper provides answers to important questions about the April Uprising of 1876: why the Bulgarians revolted, why many Bulgarians did not revolt, and why the uprising was relatively short as a time-span. According to the available primary sources the Bulgarians who revolted in April 1876 revolted because they were relatively wealthy and as such they had something to lose. Revolutionary sentiments, however, did not prevail in their political views concerning the Bulgarian question. Here comes the role of the propaganda lie about the authority planned massacre of the Bulgarians. As a result, live and property of the future rebels, were considered as endangered. The response to the threat is a risky and desperate anti-state uprising. The organizers of the uprising did not overcome the free-rider problem. The population in the insurgent settlements was left to pay the price of putting the Bulgarian question before Europe. Additional difficulties in the implementation of a relatively mass riot pose the short deadlines for its preparation. They resulted in high prices of and do not allow the supply of larger quantities of weapons and gunpowder.
Journal: История
- Issue Year: 29/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 339-356
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Bulgarian
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