COOP MOD Work package 4: Study of the cooperative business and cooperatives in Bulgaria for the period from their creation to 1989. Work package 4 Study of the cooperative business and cooperatives in Bulgaria for the period from their creation to 1989. Start and end of the work package: From 8 to 25 months Work package 1 Work package 2 Work package 3 Work package 4 Work package 5 Work package 6 Work package 7 Planned final results Head: Prof. Ivan Boevski Activity 4.1Research of the early (precooperative) formations of the cooperative work on the Bulgarian lands until 1890.Activity 4.2Study of the characteristics and evolution of cooperative work in the pre-socialist period (1890 – 1945).Activity 4.3Study of the characteristics and evolution of cooperative work during the socialist period (1945 – 1989).Results under WP4 of the project:Publication of at least 2 scientific publications (including in refereed and indexed journals). Participation with at least 3 reports at scientific forums. Preparation of the first collective monograph.