"Area Handbook for Bulgaria" by Violeta D. Baluyut, Eugene K. Keefe, Neda A. Walpole, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Eugene K. Keefe. Area Handbook for Bulgaria
Area Handbook for Bulgaria
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
PREFACE
COUNTRY SUMMARY
BULGARIA
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I. SOCIAL. CHAPTER 1
GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE SOCIETY
CHAPTER 2
HISTORICAL SETTING
CHAPTER 3
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND POPULATION
CHAPTER 4
SOCIAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 5
LIVING CONDITIONS
CHAPTER 6
EDUCATION
CHAPTER 7
ARTISTIC AND INTELLECTUAL EXPRESSION
SECTION II. POLITICAL. CHAPTER 8
GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 9
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
CHAPTER 10
FOREIGN RELATIONS
CHAPTER 11
MASS COMMUNICATIONS
SECTION III. ECONOMIC. CHAPTER 12
CHARACTER AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY
CHAPTER 13
AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 14
INDUSTRY
SECTION IV. NATIONAL SECURITY. CHAPTER 15
PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY
CHAPTER 16
ARMED FORCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Section I. Social
Section II. Political
Section III. Economic
Section IV. National Security
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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William Giloane, James M. Moore, Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, Anne K. Long
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The government established under the Dimitrov Constitution, as changed by the Constitution of 1971, is the instrument through which the party administers the country. The central government consists, essentially, of the National Assembly, the State Council, and the Council of Ministers. The unicameral National Assembly is described in the constitution as "a supreme body of state power," whereas the State Council is described as "a supreme constantly functioning body of state power." In practice, if one or the other were to be described as the single supreme body of state power, it would be the State Council, the membership of which in 1973 included seven (out of twenty-four) members or candidate members of the party Politburo and the operations of which, during its first two years of existence, have stamped it with the mark of supreme authority.
The role of the National Assembly as a legislative body is circumscribed by the infrequency of its meetings. The assembly is popularly elected from a single list of nominees at five-year intervals, but it is required to meet only three times annually. The sessions of the assembly are usually so brief that it functions as an after-the-fact approving body rather than as a legislature. The development and initiation of new legislation, therefore, is handled outside of the actual legislature, primarily by the State Council and the Council of Ministers.
