PESZHD Transformation of Czech Economy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Libor Žídek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Antonín Slaný, CSc.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Timetable
Thu 7:40–9:15 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PESZHD/1: Thu 7:40–9:15 P102, L. Žídek
PESZHD/2: Thu 9:20–11:00 P102, L. Žídek
PESZHD/3: Thu 9:20–11:00 P102, L. Žídek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PESHOS World Economy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand the basic steps of the transformation process of the Czech(oslovak) economy from the centrally planned system to market economy.
to apply knowledge of economic policy to the case of transformation.
to be able to work with literature –read critically and analyse selected (compulsory) reading.
to improve the ability to discuss and defend own opinions (at the seminars).
The course consists of lectures and seminars dedicated to the main topics of the transformation process. The lectures provide the main themes that are consequently dealt with in greater depth and discussed during the seminars.
Syllabus
  • Lectures: 1. economic situation in Czechoslovakia at the end of the 1980s – functioning of the centrally planned system; main economic problems; 2. economic policy during the transformation period – main steps of the economic policy; liberalization measures taken at the beginning of 1991; following measures until 2004; fiscal and monetary policies; 4. economic results achieved – development of the GDP, unemployment and inflation rates; 7. progress of privatisation and development of the banking sector – analysis of the privatisation methods; small and large privatisation; banking sector during the transformation process; 10. analysis of international linkages – international trade, foreign direct investment and the other components of balance of payments; 12. comparison of the transformation process in Poland and Hungary – the differences and similarities in the pace and sequence of the transformation;
Literature
  • ŽÍDEK, Libor. Transformace české ekonomiky, 1989-2004 (Transformation of the Czech Economy, 1989-2004). 1st ed. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2006, 304 pp. Beckova edice ekonomie. ISBN 80-7179-922-X. info
  • ŽÍDEK, Libor. Česká ekonomika v 90. letech (Czech Economy in the 1990s). 1st ed. Brno: ESF-MU, 2004, 105 pp. ISBN 80-210-3551-X. info
  • HOLMAN, Robert. Transformace české ekonomiky. Praha: Centrum pro ekonomiku a politiku, 2000. ISBN 80-902795-6-2. info
  • JONÁŠ, Jiří. Ekonomická transformace v České republice :makroekonomický vývoj a hospodářská politika. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 1997, 207 s. ISBN 80-85943-22-0. info
  • KLAUS, Václav and Vladimír TOMŠÍK. Makroekonomická fakta české transformace. Vyd. 1. Brno: NC Publishing, 2007, 139 s. ISBN 9788090385818. info
Assessment methods
The teaching proceeds in the form of lectures and seminars. Lectures are held regularly in selected weeks of the semester. The seminars take place in the weeks between the lectures. Active participation in the seminars is a necessary condition for allowing a student to pass the exam. Students have to study selected readings in preparation for the seminar. Their knowledge can be tested in a form of a brief test during the seminar. The final written test is to be taken during the exam period. If the student is caught during the examination performing any form of forbidden activity (for example: cribbing, allowing cribbing, using non-permitted materials and devices, exchanging tests, creating copies of tests, or substituting for other student), the teacher will stop the exam and according to the seriousness of the offence the student will be graded F, or FF or even FFF.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je identický s dříve vyučovaným předmětem Seminář z hospodářských dějin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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