PRIVATE LESSONS IN BULGARIA AS A TYPE OF INFORMAL ECONOMY – Ventsislav Bozhinov

Abstract

The article analyzes the giving of private lessons, viewed as part of the informal economy. The problem is discussed in several aspects: private lessons in the context of the informal economy; the environment in which the private lesson system functions; the essential characteristics of this type of activity; private lessons as a mechanism for producing clientele dependencies; the features of this activity in the past, etc.

Key words: informal economy, private lessons, clientelism, social status