The classical view of Bulgaria's failed industrialization prior to the Second World War was established by Alexander Gerschenkron. According to his interpretation, an inherently backward small peasant agriculture and well-organized peasantry not only retarded growth in agriculture but obstructed...

This is the accepted manuscript version of a chapter in a book on corporate networks (https://www.routledge.com/The-Power-of-Corporate-Networks-A-Comparative-and-Historical-Perspective/David-Westerhuis/p/book/9781138340725 ). Citation: Ivanov, Martin, and Georgy Ganev, "Bulgarian business elite,...