This book offers a systematic guide to the history of Bulgarian economic thought within the broader evolution of the nation's economyfrom the final decades of the Ottoman Empire to the socialist period. It explores the interplay between economic culture, policy, institutions, and theory, revealing how Bulgarian economists interpreted and responded to the structural challenges of a developing and dependent economy.

Special attention is given to the exchanges of ideas between Bulgaria and Europe, highlighting both external intellectual influences and original national contributions. This book is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the history of economic thought, economic culture, economic history, and the distinctive paths of European economic traditions.

Utilizes archival research to highlight the influence of European economists and global institutions on Bulgaria Contextualises frameworks and guidelines for the study of Bulgarian economic thought within the history of the country Illustrates how Bulgaria solved collective action problems at various stages of its history

Autorentext

Nikolay Nenovsky is Professor of Economics at the Jules Verne University, and an affiliated Professor at the University of National and World Economy and the HSE University. His research is in the fields of the theory and history of money, economic thought and international economics, with a focus on the Balkan region. He is currently a member of Bulgarian National Bank Governing Council.

Tsvetelina Marinova is Associate Professor of Economics at New Bulgarian University, a member of the Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History (University of Geneva), and an Associate Researcher at LEFMI (University of Picardie Jules Verne). Her research focuses on economic history, history of economic thought, social economy, political economy, and European integration.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Part One Economic ideas from the Ottoman period to World War I.- Chapter 1. Economic modernisation under the Ottoman Empire Ivan Bogorov and Georgi Rakovski.- Chapter 2. Monetary History and Debates in the Balkans during the Years of the Latin Monetary Union.- Chapter 3. Cooperatives and agricultural credit from the late 19th century to World War I.- Chapter 4. Albert Aftalion and the psychological theory of exchange rates and inflation.- Part Two Economic policy debates and economic theory in the Interwar period.- Chapter 5. Confronting the Crisis - Theory and Economic Policy Debates during the Great Depression.- Chapter 6. Ivan Kinkel and the Historical Foundations of Economic Development Theory.- Chapter 7. Rethinking Protectionism - Konstantin Bobchev's Response to Mihail Manoilescu.- Chapter 8. Agrarianism and cooperatives during the interwar period.- Part Three Planned economy and economic thought in the socialist period.- Chapter 9. Georgi Petrov and the theoretical foundations of the socialist market economy in Bulgaria.- Chapter 10. The Socialist Cybernetic Ideal of Evgeni Mateev and Democratic Planning.- Chapter 11. Agrarian Policy and the Process of Collectivization after World War II.- Chapter 12. Debates on Ownership, Rent, Planning and Economic Mechanisms in Socialist Agriculture.- Chapter 13. International Socialist Integration in the Works of the Bulgarian Economists.- Chapter 14. Bulgarian Economists on the Development of an Independent Basis for Price Formation in COMECON Trade (19581971).- Instead of a Conclusion - Key Features of Bulgarian Economic Thought.