Property is one of the most commonly used categories. Definitions for it are given by lawyers, philosophers, economists. Different religions also speak about property. One of the first realized goods of the nascent human civilization is the possession of something - clothes, fire, weapons, tools, which allows the satisfaction of certain needs. Even the ancient Greek philosophers reflected on the nature of property and its role in the development of human civilization. The first definitions of property are found in ancient Roman law. Nowadays, property is a philosophical, legal and economic category.
The purpose of this article is to present the main characteristics and features of the economic category “property”. Based on a comparative analysis between the legal and economic interpretations are derived the criteria for differentiation, are outlined the subject and the object of the economic category of property. Its place and significance in the Bulgarian economic history are considered.
Keywords: category, property, object, subject, property right