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  Problems in defining the nature and framework of public-private partnership in Bulgaria

  Public-private partnerships (PPP) are part of the general change in the activities of the local authorities in their research for new forms of municipal management. An undeniable fact is that the last few decades have been accompanied by the strengthening of this partnership in countries transforming from planned to market oriented economies. The ... Public-private partnerships (PPP) are part of the general change in the activities of the local authorities in their research for new forms of municipal management. An undeniable fact is that the last few decades have been accompanied by the strengthening of this partnership in countries transforming from planned to market oriented economies. The article examines the opinions of both individual authors and institutions, exploring the nature and the legal framework of the PPP. The result is that there has not been made a single opinion on the matter. They are all seeking a summary, starting from the agreed views in the documents of the European Union. However, there is a problem that they are not sufficient for full implementation of PPP schemes, because of the national laws of member states, including Bulgaria, and the sovereign right of each country to regulate the issues, regarding these partnerships independently.

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  Human Action, Part Five, Chapter XXV. The Impossibility of Economic Calculation under Socialism

  The director wants to build a house. Now, there are many methods that can be resorted to. Each of them offers, from the point of view of the director, certain advantages and disadvantages with regard to the utilization of the future building, and results in a different duration of the building's serviceableness; each of them requires other ... The director wants to build a house. Now, there are many methods that can be resorted to. Each of them offers, from the point of view of the director, certain advantages and disadvantages with regard to the utilization of the future building, and results in a different duration of the building's serviceableness; each of them requires other expenditures of building materials and labor and absorbs other periods of production. Which method should the director choose?

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  Democracy in the Writings of Venelin Ganev

  Venelin Ganev’s publications from the beginning of the last century view the requirements to the subjects of the government process for democracy when participating in it. In the mid 40s he presents his complete view of democracy. It is defined as a form of state structure and state government.... Venelin Ganev’s publications from the beginning of the last century view the requirements to the subjects of the government process for democracy when participating in it. In the mid 40s he presents his complete view of democracy. It is defined as a form of state structure and state government.