PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BULGARIAN AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVES
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https://doi.org/10.15547/tjs.2025.s.02.060Keywords:
cooperation, land use, land dividend, legislation, enforcement and analysisAbstract
The aim of this paper is to study and analyze the legal and normative framework regulating the property rights over land use and land tenure in Bulgarian agricultural co-operatives, to analyze some behavioral aspects of land relations in agricultural co-operatives in Bulgaria, arising from the (non-)implementation of property rights, to draw conclusions and recommendations for the functioning and sustainability of co-operative structures.
Methods. The main methods of research and analysis are: systemic analysis, logical approach, comparative normative method, synthesis, etc.
Results: Through the research and analysis of the regulatory framework, significant difficulties in the functioning and sustainability of co-operative structures were identified. Guidelines for changes are provided to assist in solving specific problems.
Conclusions: The analysis of the normative provisions regulating land use and land tenure reveals the need for a regulation-making initiative to overcome gaps and contradictions in the legislation in this area, in order to fully protect the rights and interests of legal subjects.
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