Land Property and Bulgarian Agrarian Development 1879–1912 Cover Image

Поземлената собственост и аграрното развитие на България 1879–1912 г.
Land Property and Bulgarian Agrarian Development 1879–1912

Author(s): Pencho D. Penchev
Subject(s): History, Economy, Cultural history, National Economy, Agriculture, Comparative history, Economic history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Център за стопанско-исторически изследвания
Keywords: land property state capacity; economic development

Summary/Abstract: During the period 1879 – 1912 in Bulgaria the security of private land ownership was very conditional. The rule of law also was not a well-established practice. The paper identifies laws whose provisions were not implemented, normative acts, which, although considered as necessary, were not adopted for a longtime, and laws, the application of which generates instability and uncertainty regarding land property. The described institutional disorders and the lack of state capacity contribute to retention of agriculture at a low level with primitive equipment, weak market affiliation and limited productivity.

  • Issue Year: V/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 165-181
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian