TRADE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICES IN THE TOWN OF SVISHTOV DURING THE NATIONAL REVIVAL PERIOD Cover Image

Търговски знания и търговски практики в Свищов през Възраждането
TRADE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICES IN THE TOWN OF SVISHTOV DURING THE NATIONAL REVIVAL PERIOD

Author(s): Mariana Drumeva
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Стопанска академия »Д. А. Ценов«
Keywords: knowledge in trading; diplography; First Bulgarian private trade school; trade associations; modernity in trading

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the prevalence of knowledge in the field of trading in the town of Svishtov during the Bulgarian Revival in the form of books containing knowledge in trading; handbooks specialized in commercial and legal matters and double-entry bookkeeping (diplography) and the inclusion of disciplines such as commerce and accounting in the curricula of schools. Attention is paid to the first commercial school in Bulgarian lands founded by D. Em. Shishmanov in 1873. Improvement of trading methods and practices of Svishtov merchants influenced by the progress in education have been viewed in this paper. It has been concluded that interconnection and interdependence of education and practice in trading is an important factor for the economic prosperity of the town of Svishtov during the Bulgarian Revival period.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 103-118
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian