Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession

The study assesses Bulgaria's progress in its transition to a market economy, and in its preparation for accession to the European Union (EU), through an analysis of economic developments during the 1990s, with special emphasis on the 1997-199...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CD
GDP
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1490141/bulgaria-dual-challenge-transition-accession
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13958
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
AIRPORTS
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BORROWING
BUDGET DEFICIT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CD
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVICE
COMMAND ECONOMY
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONSOLIDATION
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT SERVICING
DEBT SERVICING COSTS
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DISCRIMINATION
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC CRITERIA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL PRESSURE
FISCAL STANCE
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TRADE
FREE TRADE
GDP
GENERAL ELECTIONS
GOVERNMENT DECISION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LICENSES
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LONG TERM ASSETS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MUNICIPAL FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
OIL
OIL PRICES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
PRIVATIZATION
PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK MANAGEMENT
SECURITIES
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION REFORM
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL STABILITY
STATE AGENCY
STATE AID
STATE OWNERSHIP
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
TAX
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UTILITIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER SUPPLY
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
AIRPORTS
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BORROWING
BUDGET DEFICIT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CD
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVICE
COMMAND ECONOMY
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONSOLIDATION
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT SERVICING
DEBT SERVICING COSTS
DECISION-MAKING
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEFICIT FINANCING
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DISCRIMINATION
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC CRITERIA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
FISCAL PRESSURE
FISCAL STANCE
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TRADE
FREE TRADE
GDP
GENERAL ELECTIONS
GOVERNMENT DECISION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPORTS
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LICENSES
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LONG TERM ASSETS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MUNICIPAL FINANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
OIL
OIL PRICES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
PRIVATIZATION
PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICES
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK MANAGEMENT
SECURITIES
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION REFORM
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL STABILITY
STATE AGENCY
STATE AID
STATE OWNERSHIP
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
TAX
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UTILITIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER SUPPLY
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
World Bank
Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Bulgaria
relation A World Bank country study;
description The study assesses Bulgaria's progress in its transition to a market economy, and in its preparation for accession to the European Union (EU), through an analysis of economic developments during the 1990s, with special emphasis on the 1997-1999 period. It identifies the major challenges the country faces in sustaining macroeconomic stability, and accelerating growth. To maintain fiscal stability and ensure adequate public investment to gradually reduce the public debt will require building strong fiscal risk, debt management skills. The public investment required to meet the dual challenge of completing the transition, and joining the EU, is significant. The Government's remarkable reform program of the last three years, has radically transformed the economy, with conditions established for high, and sustained growth. Yet, unemployment is growing, and by and large, the standards of living have significantly declined, meaning further reforms will be needed to boost private investment, and establish the supportive institutional foundations required for a market economy. The reform agenda focuses on ensuring a public-private interface through macroeconomic stabilization, eliminating state direct interventions, and building the public-private legal framework, as well as capacity, and credibility.
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author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession
title_short Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession
title_full Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession
title_fullStr Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession
title_full_unstemmed Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession
title_sort bulgaria : the dual challenge of transition and accession
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1490141/bulgaria-dual-challenge-transition-accession
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13958
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spelling okr-10986-139582021-04-23T14:03:10Z Bulgaria : The Dual Challenge of Transition and Accession World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION AIRPORTS ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ANTI-CORRUPTION BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BORROWING BUDGET DEFICIT CAPITAL MARKETS CD CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SERVICE COMMAND ECONOMY COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONSOLIDATION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DEBT MANAGEMENT DEBT SERVICING DEBT SERVICING COSTS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEFICIT FINANCING DEPOSIT INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC CRITERIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL PRESSURE FISCAL STANCE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE GDP GENERAL ELECTIONS GOVERNMENT DECISION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INVESTMENT CLIMATE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LAWS LEGISLATION LICENSES LIQUIDITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LONG TERM ASSETS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MUNICIPAL FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES OIL OIL PRICES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RISK MANAGEMENT SECURITIES SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL STABILITY STATE AGENCY STATE AID STATE OWNERSHIP STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREASURY UNEMPLOYMENT UTILITIES WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER SUPPLY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION The study assesses Bulgaria's progress in its transition to a market economy, and in its preparation for accession to the European Union (EU), through an analysis of economic developments during the 1990s, with special emphasis on the 1997-1999 period. It identifies the major challenges the country faces in sustaining macroeconomic stability, and accelerating growth. To maintain fiscal stability and ensure adequate public investment to gradually reduce the public debt will require building strong fiscal risk, debt management skills. The public investment required to meet the dual challenge of completing the transition, and joining the EU, is significant. The Government's remarkable reform program of the last three years, has radically transformed the economy, with conditions established for high, and sustained growth. Yet, unemployment is growing, and by and large, the standards of living have significantly declined, meaning further reforms will be needed to boost private investment, and establish the supportive institutional foundations required for a market economy. The reform agenda focuses on ensuring a public-private interface through macroeconomic stabilization, eliminating state direct interventions, and building the public-private legal framework, as well as capacity, and credibility. 2013-06-17T16:26:14Z 2013-06-17T16:26:14Z 2001-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1490141/bulgaria-dual-challenge-transition-accession 0-8213-4962-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13958 English en_US A World Bank country study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria