Антимонополно регулиране във времена на конфликти и кризи
Antitrust Regulation in Times of Conflict and Crises

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the historical development of antitrust regulation and legislation in Bulgaria in the context of internal and external crises of various kinds. The analysis covers key periods from World War I, the times of the planned economy in Bulgaria before 1989, and the years of transition to a market economy, leading up to the contemporary challenges facing the regulation of monopolies in the country. It focuses on the institutional development of antitrust mechanisms and the evolution of the legal system. The study is of a legal-assessment nature, achieved through comparative analysis and an economic-historical approach. The authors conclude that different types of economic shocks lead to changes in the political approach to monopoly regulation. They also conclude that in such periods, the state administration tends to compromise economic principles of economy and efficiency with regard to the admission of monopolization.

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