Vol.2, No 1, 2003 pp. 15 -21
UDC 316.334(497.2)
THE TRANSITION IN BULGARIA - SPECIFIC FEATURES AND RESULTS, PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES
(AN ATTEMPT AT A SOCIOLOGICAL CONTENT-ANALYSIS)
Valentin Valov Todorov
University for National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria

The paper discusses some of the important aspects of the transition from planned-centralised to free-market economy and from totalitarian to democratic society carried out in Bulgaria. For the purpose an attempt is made to be applied in the quality content analysis – analysis of articles published from 10th December 2002 to 17th March 2003 in 100 consecutive issues of the most widely circulated and highly read Bulgarian daily newspaper – "Dneven Trud". In this way some of the most important specific features and results, problems and perspectives of the transition in Bulgaria have been shown. The analysis has been carried out in relation to two of the basic spheres of social life - economy and politics.
Key words:  sociological method, transition, specific features, results (criteria), problems, perspectives.

TRANZICIJA U BUGARSKOJ - SPECIFIČNE POJAVE I REZULTATI, PROBLEMI I PERSPEKTIVE
Rad razmatra neke od bitnih aspekata tranzicije od centralno-planske ka tržišnoj ekonomiji i od totalitarnog ka demokratskom društvu u Bugarskoj. U tu svrhu izvršena je analiza članaka publikovanih u periodu 10.12.2002.-17.3.2003. u nizu od 100 radova u najprodavanijim i najčitanijim bugarskim dnevnim novinama - "Dneven Trud". Na taj način su prikazani neki od najbitnijih dostigunuća i rezultata, problema i perspektiva tranzicije u Bugarskoj.
Ključne reči: sociološki metod, tranzicija, rezultati (kriterijumi), problemi, perspektive.