Table of contents

Preface
Introduction
Conclusions and recommendations
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CHAPTER I: FRAMEWORK OF HOUSING IN SOCIETIES UNDERGOING TRANSITION

CHAPTER II: POPULATION
 
A. Population development 1980-1994
B. Internal migration
C. Emigration
D. Housing formation

CHAPTER III: HOUSING QUALITY AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLINGS
 
A. The existing housing stock
B. New housing construction
C. Housing supply
D. Forms of tenure
E. Restitution and privatization
F. Land available for new housing construction

CHAPTER IV: HOUSING ECONOMICS AND AFFORDABILITY
 
A. Housing and the national economy
B. Housing economics 1980-1994
C. Housing credit systems
D. Affordability of housing 1990-1994
E. Subsidies and allowance systems
F. Homelessness and social need for housing

CHAPTER V: LEGAL FRAMEWORK
 
A. General
B. Legal development in Bulgaria since the start of the transition in 1989
C. Constitutional framework and constitutional rights
D. Ownership and tenure
E. Housing finance and credit systems
F. Procedural questions and legal infrastructure

CHAPTER VI: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES
 
A. General
B. Central government institutions
C. Local government institutions and responsibilities
D. The greater municipality of Sofia
E. Owners and tenants associations
F. Structure of the building industry

ANNEXES
 
I. Social housing policy in central and eastern Europe with particular reference to Bulgaria
II. Directory of authorities and principal organizations related to the housing sector
III. Legislation related to housing policy in the Republic of Bulgaria
IV. References