"What will you give us, history …?" Contemporary Debates on the Monetary System of Bulgaria in the Light of Economic History

cris.sourceIdoai:journals.unwe.bg:article/63
dc.creatorPenchev, Penchoen
dc.date2025-10-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-24T23:08:40Z
dc.date.available2026-09-24T23:08:40Z
dc.descriptionThe paper provides a historical reconstruction of key moments in Bulgarian financial history. They are mainly concentrated in the 19th century and are related to monetary practices and traditions before the Liberation from Ottoman rule and their evolution after 1879, the political discussions and monetary dilemmas that were placed before the political elite around the birth of the Bulgarian lev and the possible impact of monetary system on the personal finances of Bulgarians approximately until the outbreak of the First Balkan War (1912). The main conclusion is that the then lawmakers found the right solution to the dilemma they faced, despite their limited knowledge and lack of experience.en
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dc.identifierhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/63
dc.identifier10.37075/RP.2025.4.01
dc.identifier.urihttps://ds.e-dnrs.org/handle/123456789/680
dc.languagebg
dc.publisherAcademic Publishing UNWE (AP-UNWE)en
dc.relationhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/63/55
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2025 Pencho Penchev (Author)en
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en
dc.sourceResearch Papers of UNWE; No. 4 (2025); 11-26en
dc.subjectMoneyen
dc.subjectLev (currency)en
dc.subjectBulgariaen
dc.subjectEconomic historyen
dc.subjectN23 - Europe: Pre-1913en
dc.subjectN43 - Europe: Pre-1913en
dc.subjectN93 - Europe: Pre-1913en
dc.title"What will you give us, history …?" Contemporary Debates on the Monetary System of Bulgaria in the Light of Economic Historyen
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen

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