BPV_TRPS Reforms in the Public Sector

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
jaro 2021
Rozsah
2/0/0. 4 kr. k=1. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Ing. Eduard Bakoš, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Dvořáková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Ing. Filip Hrůza, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Zbyněk Cincibus (pomocník)
Garance
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D.
Katedra veřejné ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Biskupová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra veřejné ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Rozvrh
St 8:00–9:50 S309
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 24 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/24, pouze zareg.: 0/24, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/24
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course has a predominantly application character and it is designed mainly for foreign students. The content of the course is formed by three interconnected blocks and introduces students to the process of the Czech Republic’s public sector reforms. In the first block, the range of reforms in the Czech Republic will be introduced to the students and the reform process will be characterized on the level of the central government. The second block describes the process of fiscal decentralization, and in the third block, students will get more familiar with the reforms of selected public sector segments.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand the historical context of the reform
- explain and interpret all its particular steps and their influence on the current situation (and issues) of the public sector
- asses pros and cons of selected reforms (and their alternatives) and apply this knowledge to a discussion of the current reforms,
- compare the Czech Republic example with reforms of public sector from other European countries.
Osnova
  • 1.Introduction to Public sector Reforms
  • 2.Fiscal Policy
  • 3.Public Administration Reform
  • 4. Fiscal imbalance problem and Public Budgets Reforms
  • 5. Tax Policy Reform
  • 6. Fiscal Decentralisation
  • 7. Social policy Reform
  • 8. Labor Market Discrimination and Anonymous Job Applications
  • 9. Applying Behavioral Economics to the Public Sector
  • 10.The Many Dimensions of Poverty and a Living Wage
  • 11.Setting the Minimum Wage
  • 12.Higher Education Reform
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • Public finance :theory and practice in the Central European transition. Edited by Juraj Nemec - Glen Wright. Bratislava: NISPAcee, 1997, 458 s. ISBN 80-967616-3-3. info
    neurčeno
  • POLLITT, Christopher a Geert BOUCKAERT. Public management reform : a comparative analysis - new public management, governance, and the neo-weberian state. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xvii, 367. ISBN 9780199595082. info
Výukové metody
Lectures are supported by lecturer's presentations, class discussions, presentations of seminar works given by students, additional reading for self-study and self-correcting tests.
Metody hodnocení
The final grade is based on written semminar work (40%) and exam performance (60%). Students are encouraged to participate in every lecture and actively contribute to class discussions on presented topics. Students are expected to prepare continuously for lectures particularly by studying recommended materials. Every student shall prepare a presenation that includes a comparison of the selected features of public sector policy (or public institution) in the Czech Republic with the situation in your country of origin (or country of your choice). Student shall select a very specific issue, policy or institutional design of the public sector (e.g. family support benefits and childcare; health care system; education system; social housing policy; fiscal decentralization; tax reform; tax credits; self-employment; working time arrangements; ect). The theme of presentation should be related to topics discussed during semester. The submission of presenation is due one day before the date of presentation. The paper shall have approximately 10 slides. To receive full points students shall clearly formulate similarities and differences of selected public policy between two countries. Possible social impacts are discussed and arguments are supported with findings from literature. Presentation shall include all references and sources cited in the text. Students are encouraged to work with publications published by OECD, IMF, Eurostat or WorldBank. The use of public information like Wikipedia shall be limited. The presentation shall have a simple structure, include section headlines, show figures in tables, and include graphics when appropriate. Final exam is organized in the last week of semester andwill take approximately one hour. The only way to pass the exam is to attend the class on exam date. The exam will include multiple choice questions from topics covered during semester. Cheating will not be tolerated and student will be ordered to leave the exam room on any sign of cheating with zero points awarded from exam.
Grades are based on student’s overall score:
A more than 91%
B 81 – 90%
C 71 – 80%
D 61 – 70%
E 55 – 60% F less than 55%
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Additional literature
MLČOCH, L.: Czech Privatisation - Penalties for the Speed (a criticism of the radical liberalism), Prague Economic Papers, VŠE Praha, 1997, No. 1, p. 3-14
BENÁČEK, V.: Fiscal Convergence to the Countries of European Union and the State Burden, Prague Economic Papers, VŠE Praha, 1997, No. 4, p. 313-322
IMF (1997), “Aspects of Fiscal Performance in Some Transition Economies Under Fund-Supported Programs“, IMF Working Paper, WP/97
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR: The Concept Of Public Administration Reform in the Czech Republic. In: www.mvcr.cz (Public Administration Reform)
LACINA, K., VAJDOVÁ, Z.: Local Goverment in the Czech Republic, Chapter 6. In Decentralization: Experiments and Reforms. Edited by Tamás. M. Horváth
SIROVÁTKA, T.: Social Transfers in the Period of Transformation and Their Effects, Prague Economic Papers, VŠE Praha, 1998, No 4
NEMEC, J.: Case Study: Examples if Market and Government Failure in the Health Care. In Public Finance in Transforming Countries, Chapter 6, NISPAcee, Bratislava, 1997
MALÝ, I.: Public Health Insurance as an Important Part of the Health Care Transformation in the Czech Republic. (článek v tisku, Sborník z mezinárodní konference Health Insurance, Krakow, Polsko)
FRIČ, P.: Activities and Needs of Non-Profit Organizations in the Czech Republic, Agnes, Praha, 1999.
There should be more literature in IS MU in the section Study materials.
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Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každý semestr.
V jarním semestru si předmět BPV_TRPS nezapisují studenti, jejichž mateřským jazykem je čeština nebo slovenština. Tito studenti si tento předmět mohou zapsat v podzimním semestru nebo si v jarním semestru mohou zapsat předmět s podobným obsahem BPV_SIPS.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2009, jaro 2010, podzim 2010, jaro 2011, podzim 2011, jaro 2012, podzim 2012, jaro 2013, podzim 2013, jaro 2014, podzim 2014, jaro 2015, podzim 2015, jaro 2016, jaro 2017, jaro 2018, jaro 2019, jaro 2020, jaro 2022, jaro 2023, jaro 2024, jaro 2025.