KVEVSE Economy of Public Sector

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Hyánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Vladimír Hyánek, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Sun 1. 3. 8:30–11:00 P304, Sat 18. 4. 11:05–14:30 P312
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
This course is based on the knowledge attained in the Public Economics course. It also takes into account the content of the parallel Public Finance course. Gaining the up-to-date data concerning the financing and management of particular public sector industries is emphasized.
The course is divided into two parts: the cross-sectional one and another one focused on the particular industries.
At the end of the first part, students should be able to:
- analyze in depth the major causes of the existence of both the public sector as a whole and its separate parts
- express alternative concepts of the effectiveness of the public sector and its structural changes
- understand and apply the core principles of the public procurement
- formulate the results of the public choice utilizing (resp. its concrete mechanisms)
The students should primarily be able to interpret concrete basic economic categories of the public sector, such as the output, costs, price, remuneration, motivation, investment, innovation, including their application to the entire non-profit sector.
The second part of the course focuses on the economy and management of the main public sector industries. The comparison with the EU countries is assumed. Students will understand the principles of the particular industries performing, as well as the principles of the public service provision.
Credit requirements: seminar paper and its presentation at a seminar. Examination: oral.
Syllabus
  • The introduction of the course expects the students to take an entrance test examining their knowledge of public economics, macro- and microeconomics, public sector history, public goods theory, etc. The content of the course is divided into two parts, the cross-sectional one and another one, focused on the particular industries. The structure of the course is as follows:
  • - Cross-sectional topics: The management tools applicable within the public sector, such as public procurement, the project evaluation, crisis management, etc.
  • - Management of the particular industries of the public sector
  • - Public administration
  • - Justice
  • - Military service and police
  • - Social services and social security
  • - Education, R&D
  • - Health care
  • - Culture and sports
  • - Environment protection
  • - Housing
  • - Transport
  • - Some up-to-date additional topics can be added.
Literature
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav, Vladimír HYÁNEK, Ivan MALÝ and Jan ŠELEŠOVSKÝ. Ekonomika a řízení odvětví veřejného sektoru (The Economy and the Administration in a Public Sector). druhé aktualizované. Praha: Ekopress, s.r.o., 2007, 309 pp. Ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-86929-29-3. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Organizace neziskového sektoru. Základy ekonomiky, teorie a řízení. Druhé aktualizované vydání (Organizations of non profit sector. Basics of economy, theory and management. Second updated edition.). Druhé, aktualizované. Praha: Ekopress, s.r.o., 2007, 187 pp. ISBN 978-80-86929-25-5. info
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the oral exam provided that they fulfill given conditions:
Write and present a seminar paper.
If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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