Series:CSD Social Studies Papers

PRIVATIZATION IN BULGARIA: a revolution that never happened, an evolution that is sweeping everything around

PRIVATIZATION IN BULGARIA: a revolution that never happened, an evolution that is sweeping everything around

Author(s): Ivo St. Kovachev / Language(s): English

The purpose of this document is to present the changes in the privatization process in Bulgaria and to show how they have been brought about by the pressure of the economic reality. The privatization framework in Bulgaria was formed on the basis of theoretical approach, wish for political differentiation and narrow economic interests. This unfortunate combination did not reflect the specificity of the situation and could not long resist the economic needs of a country in restructuring. What followed was a long, slow and painful process of trial and error that could have been avoided if economic logic had more place in the first stage.

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RE-SOCIALISATION OF OFFENDERS IN THE EU: ENHANCING THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY (RE-SOC). Workstream 4: Civic monitoring of prisons. Analysis of availability and accessibility of data in Lithuania

RE-SOCIALISATION OF OFFENDERS IN THE EU: ENHANCING THE ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY (RE-SOC). Workstream 4: Civic monitoring of prisons. Analysis of availability and accessibility of data in Lithuania

Author(s): Renata Giedrytė-Mačiulienė,Simonas Nikartas,Gytis Andrulionis / Language(s): English

The country fiches on availability and accessibility of data offer an overview of the prison-related data collection in Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania and Spain. Each report presents the institutions responsible for collecting statistics on prisons, what data is collected and by what categories the information is disaggregated, how regularly the collected information is updated, are there any restrictions concerning the access to data, etc.

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Mass Privatization - Investment Alternatives

Масовата приватизация - инвестиционни алтернативи

Author(s): Dimitar Bachvarov / Language(s): Bulgarian

This brochure has been prepared under the project "The two dimensions of privatization in Bulgaria - mass and market privatization" of the Center for the Study of Democracy. It aims to support independent analysis and recommendations efforts of state institutions to speed up the privatization process. From essential for the progress of economic reforms in grenade degree of awareness of the public and professionals about the nature and technological features of mass privatization. The brochure "mass privatization - investment alternatives" is intended for all readers interested in the problems of mass privatization in Bulgaria. It will help more in particular of citizens who are already enrolled in it and must make their own investment choice. The brochure was published with the assistance of the Center for International Private Enterprise (US).

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Monitor, 1999, issue 5 (Reflection of the privatization in Bulgaria on women's work)

Монитор, 1999, брой 5 (Отражение на приватизацията в България върху трудовата дейност на жените)

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

A conference on "Building a World Movement for Democracy" was held in New Delhi, India from 14 to 17 February 1999. On February 16, 1999 during a specially organized by the Center for International Private Enterprise Session "Democracy and market instruments" Dr. Ognian Shentov, director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, presented the experience gained since 1996 by his organization in the field of corporate governance.

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Problems of municipal privatization, December 1993

Проблеми на общинската приватизация, декември 1993 г.

Author(s): / Language(s): Bulgarian

In the broad sense, municipal privatization involves restitution, land re-lease, land and buildings sales, and privatization of municipal enterprises, the transformation of the ownership of municipalities into private, regardless of the form in which this municipal property operates economically. Although they are carried out under different laws, these processes are interrelated because they are carried out on a given territory, governed by local authorities, and lead to a restriction of municipal ownership at the expense of the private one. The general dissatisfaction with the privatization process in the country extends to the process at the municipal level. Although 475 privatization decisions were taken by the end of December 1993 and 374 sites were assigned, only 52 transactions were in effect. Few municipalities have made efforts to prove that legislation and regulations are a major obstacle to privatization.

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THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS IN BULGARIA. PILOT SURVEY ON MONITORING OF THE SOCIO - DEMOGRAPHIC STATUS AND THE ATTITUDES OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS

ГРАЖДАНИ ОТ ТРЕТИ ДЪРЖАВИ В БЪЛГАРИЯ. ПИЛОТНО ИЗСЛЕДВАНЕ ЗА МОНИТОРИНГ НА СОЦИАЛНО - ДЕМОГРАФСКИЯ СТАТУС И НАГЛАСИТЕ НА ГРАЖДАНИ ОТ ТРЕТИ ДЪРЖАВИ

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

This presentation is part of the project "Creating a methodology and conducting a pilot study to monitor the socio-demographic status and attitudes of third-country nationals BG EIF 2008 / 02-05" on Component 5: Support for analyzes and studies to expand of existing databases and represents "Action 11: Dissemination of results - production of a presentation with the main results"

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Public Opinion and the Business Elite for Privatization

Общественото мнение и бизнес-елитът за приватизацията

Author(s): Alexander Stoyanov,Boyan V. Gyuzelev,Daniela Bobeva,Maria Prohaska,Spartak Keremidchiev,Stoyan Stefanov,Tihomir Bezlov / Language(s): Bulgarian

One of the most recently discussed - privatization - is increasingly out of the range of predictions and is becoming a reality. As the data from the latest study of the Center for the Study of Democracy on privatization issues shows, preparations for it are advanced: in 13% of the state-owned enterprises are currently under assessment, 22,.5% are analyzed and 10,.2% are included in privatization programs.

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Mass privatization in Bulgaria, December 1997

Масовата приватизация в България, декември 1997 г.

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

For three years, it was discussed how to organize the process of mass privatization in Bulgaria and what model to adopt. An administrative option was chosen, following the example of the Czech Republic, and with the adoption of the investment privatization program on December 19, 1995, the mass privatization began in the country. Until the last moment of its beginning, the hesitation of whether it should have taken place in this version did not cease. Mass privatization has also become a field of political opposition. But when the process started, both pessimists and optimists took part.For those involved in mass privatization, the assessment of whether they made a mistake depends on the specific financial results. For the economy as a whole, the assessment of the effect of mass privatization can not be subtracted from the context of its impact on the main markets: commodity, labor and stock markets.

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Risks of Islamist Radicalisation in Bulgaria: A Case Study in the Iztok Neighbourhood of the City of Pazardzhik

Risks of Islamist Radicalisation in Bulgaria: A Case Study in the Iztok Neighbourhood of the City of Pazardzhik

Author(s): Mila Mancheva,Rositsa Dzhekova / Language(s): English

In the context of the escalation of extremist Islamist violence in many EC countries today, the issue of the risks of home grown Islamist radicalization in Bulgaria is the subject of heated public debates. Preventing and studying (Islamist) radicalization has become a priority in Europe, giving rise to wealth of publications that explore its motives and causes as well as the processes whereby individuals and groups come to espouse extremist ideas and engage in violent actions. Such studies are lacking in Bulgaria while worries about the potential influence that international terrorist organisations and the related Islamist extremist ideologies could exert in the country are rising. This working paper presents the results from a qualitative study aiming to attain understanding about the vulnerabilities to Islamist radicalisation among a group of inhabitants of the “Iztok” neighborhood of the city of Pazardjik who are considered at risk. The study explores the root causes and the social meaning of the adoption of Salafi interpretations of Islam on the part of sub group local Roma and the root causes and the social meaning of certain manifestations of sympathy with radical Islamist ideas and organisations among some members of the group. Careful attention is paid to the factors and channels through which the two processes are fostered. A discussion is provided to the issue of the vulnerabilities to potential radicalisation among members of the group of Roma professing Salafi interpretation of Islam.

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THE STREET DOGS AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM, February 2005

БЕЗДОМНИТЕ КУЧЕТА КАТО ОБЩЕСТВЕН ПРОБЛЕМ, февруари 2005 г.

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

Bulgarian society has been facing the problem of street-dogs for a long time since a consensus solution has not been found. The long lasting debates and the lack of an effective commonly acceptable solution has lead to the polarization of opinions and has blocked most of the initiatives undertaken.

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STREET DOGS AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM, November 2001

БЕЗДОМНИТЕ КУЧЕТА КАТО ОБЩЕСТВЕН ПРОБЛЕМ, Ноември 2001

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

Bulgarian society has been facing the problem of street-dogs for a long time since a consensus solution has not been found. The long lasting debates and the lack of an effective commonly acceptable solution has lead to the polarization of opinions and has blocked most of the initiatives undertaken.

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CONDUCTING SOCIOLOGICAL AND SPECIALIZED SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENT RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CHILD STRATEGY (NCS)

ИЗВЪРШВАНЕ НА СОЦИОЛОГИЧЕСКИ И СПЕЦИАЛИЗИРАНИ ПРОУЧВАНИЯ И ИЗСЛЕДВАНИЯ ЗА ОЦЕНКА НА РЕЗУЛТАТИТЕ ОТ ИЗПЪЛНЕНИЕТО НА НАЦИОНАЛНАТА СТРАТЕГИЯ ЗА ДЕТЕТО. Окончателен доклад

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

The objective of surveys commissioned by State Agency for Child Protection was to register changes in the first three years of implementation of the National Child Strategy to summarize assessments of target groups and the general public on the key priorities of the National Strategy, to establish whether they meet the support and understanding by the general public and of specific groups associated with its implementation, to recognize the knowledge and progress in achieving the main objectives of the overall policy on child protection.

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Public Opinion on Non-Governmental Organizations in Bulgaria, December 1996

Мнения за нестопанските организации в България, декември 1996

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian

A representative national survey was conducted by Vitosha Research in the month of December 1996 with the aim of registering popular attitudes to NGOs in Bulgaria. It was conducted between 1-14 December, 1996 by the personal interview method with the participation of 1,561 respondents aged over 18. Two-stage cluster sampling was used. In the first stage 250 constituencies (clusters) were randomly selected from the list of constituencies in the last parliamentary elections of 1994, and the second stage consisted in randomly selecting 7 respondents out of each cluster. The sample included 176 clusters in towns and cities and 74 clusters in villages.

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