The sharp reduction in poverty in Bulgaria since the 1997 crisis highlights the role of effective economic … Bulgaria has changed since 1997, when poverty for many households was a transient phenomenon resulting from the immediate shock … overrepresented among this group. this trend highlights the need for Bulgaria's poverty reduction strategy to focus on measures to …

Bulgaria and the World Bank on agricultural market institutions, this paper presents evidence that performance in food markets … improved following significant policy reforms in Bulgaria, although public institutions remained weak. This suggests that even …

"This paper analyzes the process of institutional transformation in Bulgaria and assesses the extent to which it has … dimensions. The external dimension relates to backbone services facilitating trade and Bulgaria's trade policies. As far as the … latter are concerned, the discussion highlights tensions that emerge from duality-regional versus multilateral-in Bulgaria …

"This paper looks at Bulgaria's industrial restructuring through the lenses of its evolving specialization in … can be summarized as follows: (1) Developments in Bulgaria's exports, its major drivers and factor content, during the … transition economies that have stayed the reform course. (2) The evolution of Bulgaria's total exports in terms of factor …

The study is the first-ever Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (PEIR) on Bulgaria by the World Bank. It … institutional framework. Bulgaria has made substantial progress toward long-term macroeconomic stability, but important challenges …

assistance recipients and other highly disadvantaged groups in Bulgaria. The report starts by providing an overview of recent …, in particular. Chapter two describes and analyses the institutional setting for the design and implementation of Bulgaria …

enabling environment that transforms the solid waste management sector in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania. The EU … analyzes progress in Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania; and identifies important shortcomings towards meeting the …