EMERGING FROM POST-COMMUNIST CHAOS: THE CASE OF BULGARIA

This essay provides a historical analysis of how the post-Communist constitutional process has shaped the current governmental system in Bulgaria. History and recent events marking Bulgaria's struggle toward democracy and a free-market economy are examined in the context of possible consequences for the nation's welfare, freedom, and prosperity. The extremely powerful political influence of the central government has led to unprecedented obstacles to reform in both the emerging Bulgarian democracy and its social policies and systems.