CONTRASTING CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE MODERN BULGARIAN STATE ADMINISTRATION

The aim of the study is to reflect on peak moments in the functioning of the contemporary Bulgarian state administration, which recognize the horizontal and vertical boundaries within which it functions. Outside of these constraints, the administration either underutilizes its resources or processes of chaos take hold, necessitating radical decision-making and implementation. The starting point of the understanding of the contrasts is the evolving base of the public administration: the normative and the regulation (as an expression of the policy pursued), the conditions available for the implementation of the activity (organizational and social mechanism), and the human capital functioning in it (employees). These three elements in unity create the prerequisites for the performance of administrative functions in creating services for citizens, businesses, and other institutions.