У статті розкривається вплив кабінету міністрів С. Стамболова (1887–1894 рр.) на становлення політики протекціонізму в Болгарії. Автор зазначає, що заходи по підтримці вітчизняного виробництва, основи яких були закладені
урядом «стамболовістів», знайшли подальший розвиток наприкінці ХІХ — на
початку ХХ ст. Важливу роль у цьому відіграли наступники С. Стамболова —
представники Народно-ліберальної партії. Стимулювання розвитку вітчизняної
промисловості мало суттєві результати. В країні з’явилися і доволі успішно
розвивалися нові галузі економіки.
The article reveals the influence of the cabinet of S. Stambolov on the formation
of protectionism in Bulgaria. The author notes that the policy founded by the
government of «stambolovists» and referred to the support of domestic producers
resulted in the subsequent development in the late XIX — early XX century. The
followers of S. Stambolov — representatives of the People’s Liberal Party —
contributed significantly to this process.
Protectionist initiatives of "stambolovists" included raising tariffs on imported
goods, provision of tax incentives for domestic manufacturers as well as providing
opportunities for them to buy cheap raw materials. However, it is necessary to outline
negative effects of protectionist measures. Both Bulgaria and other European
countries significantly expanded the application of customs and other restrictions to
protect their markets from foreign goods competition in the late XIX — early XX
century. In such circumstances, their industrial and agricultural enterprises were
sandwiched within national markets. Potential internal capacity to facilitate economic
development gradually accrues. One of the ways to tackle these issues according
political elites from most of the countries is to expand capacity intrastate demand due
to invasions of new territories and increased population. That is, to some extent,
protectionism had become one of the factors that led to the beginning of the era of
wars in the Balkans, which lasted from 1912 to 1918. Other consequences of
protectionist measures to stimulate the economy were the concentration of production
and increasing number of large enterprises. But at the same time they restrict
competition in the national market that prevented innovation. A small number of close
to the power wealthy industrialists was in terms of winning, compared with owners of
small and medium businesses. This situation didn’t contribute to the growth of
entrepreneurial activity among the majority population.
