Vol.1, No 8, 2000 pp. 53 - 59
UDC 339.92 (497.2:4-672)
BULGARIAN ECONOMY COMPETITIVENESS: NATIONAL PROJECTION AND BALKAN-EUROPEAN DIMENSION
Nikola Dimitrov, Silvena Dencheva
D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria

Abstract. According to the paper's main idea, the competitiveness of Bulgarian economy is naturally affirmed as a priority and main principle of the integration of Bulgaria in the European Union. This paper discusses the main features, concepts and approaches towards managing the competitiveness. It includes quantitative and comparative analysis of the Bulgarian and other European economies for the period 1999-2000, as well as future forecasts until 2003.
The authors highlight a group of factors important for its increase. They advice and recommend how to improve the Bulgarian economy competitiveness in the future.

KONKURENTNOST BUGARSKE EKONOMIJE: NACIONALNA PROJEKCIJA I BALKANSKO - EVROPSKA DIMENZIJA
U radu se analizira priroda konkurencije bugarske ekonomije kao prioriteta i glavnog principa integracije Bugarske u Evropsku Uniju. Razmatrana su glavna obeležja, koncepti i pristupi upravljanja konkurencijom. Na kraju, daje se kvantitativna i komparativna analiza bugarske ekonomije i Evrope za period 1999-2000. godine, kao i prognoza do 2003. godine. Autori navode grupu faktora značajnih za povećanje konkurentnosti i predlažu načine unapredjenja konkurentosti bugarske privrede u budućnosti.