 The economic situation and the essential oil industry of Bulgaria during the Second World War (1939–1945)Radoslav Petkov ()
Proceedings of the Centre for Economic History Research, 2023, vol. 8, 164-175 Abstract: The production of essential oils and specifically rose oil are among the most important, sustainable and profitable areas in the agricultural industry of Bulgaria. Their orientation in the field of luxury, puts them as a preferred business by many entrepreneurs, both in Bulgaria and around the world. The article aims to critically analyze the changes and development trends of the Bulgarian rose production and essential oil industry during the Second World War (1939-1945). In order to achieve more specific results, a comparative approach of industry data from the First World War (1914–1918) compared with information on the development of the sector during the Second World War is applied. During the analyzed period, a significant change took place in the political, economic and social development of the world, which found its projection in the development of Bulgaria and Bulgarian society. The article focuses on the processes in the military economy of Bulgaria related to the rose-oil industry and the drastic changes in the industry. Keywords: Rose oil; rose-oil industry; First World War; Second World War; essential oil industry (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ceh:journl:y:2023:v:8:p:164-175 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Proceedings of the Centre for Economic History Research from Centre for Economic History Research Contact information at EDIRC. |
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