PRDOTR Impacts of the Transformation on the Regional Development in the Czech Republic

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
podzim 2008
Rozsah
2/0/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Ing. Petr Halámek, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Richard Hubl, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Katedra regionální ekonomie – Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Rozvrh
St 13:45–15:20 P201
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 60 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/60, pouze zareg.: 0/60, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/60
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The subject provides the students with the information about a wide context of the transformation period in post-communist countries. The questions of social, demographic, geographical, territorial and economic development are explained on the example of the Czech Republic. The students gain the knowledge necessary to understand the transformation process and its influence on the territorial (regional) development.

The goal of this course is to introduce socio-economic changes in post-communist countries to students. Having passed the course, they will be able to form an opinion of a possible future development and correctness of specific steps for reducing regional differences in the economic policy of the Czech Republic. Students will understand single parts of economy that play a role in the regional development.
Osnova
  • Introduction to regional development, fundamental terms, CZ-NUTS classification of Czech regions.
  • Regional policy in the process of transformation, reasons for regional differentiation, development of the regions, Czech regional policy (tools, institutions, policies).
  • Programmes implementation I - Strategy of the Regional Development in the Czech Republic, Czech X European regional policy, implementation of the Structural funds.
  • Programmes implementation II - institutions building, political support, cross border cooperation.
  • Regional Development Agency - goals of the RDA, ČARA / EURADA, activities of the Regional Development Agency of Southern Moravia.
  • Territorial public administration, instruments of financial management at the local and regional level - budgets of municipalities and regions, budgetary outlooks.
  • Foreign Direct Investment - investment opportunities in the Czech Republic, inflow of FDI, investment incentives, influence of the FDI on the regional development.
  • The business environment in the Czech Republic, strengths and weaknesses of the Czech business environment.
  • Support of small and medium-sized enterprises, what the SMEs are, how they are supported (forms of support and programmes) and which institutions support them in the CR.
  • Labour market and employment policy, unemployment in Czech regions and its development, efficiency of labour market policy.
  • Tourism, brief history of tourism and basic tourism characteristics, external and internal impacts of tourism.
  • Tourism Management (government involvement, tourism administration structure (national, regional level), public-private cooperation etc.) and Tourism Marketing.
  • Czech regions in international comparison, its present and future, indicators of measuring and evaluation of regional standards.
Literatura
  • HAMPL, Martin. Geography of societal transformation in the Czech republick. Prague: Charles University, department of social geography and regional development, 1999, 242 s. ISBN 80-902154-9-1. info
  • The transfer of power :decentralization in Central and Eastern Europe. Edited by Jonathan D. Kimball. Budapest: Local Government and Public Services Reform Initiative, 1999, x, 149 s. ISBN 963-03-5083-1. info
  • MATOUŠKOVÁ, Zdena. Regionální a municipální ekonomika. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2000, 156 s. ISBN 8024500612. info
Metody hodnocení
Reaching 60% of the total score is the condition for passing a written examination test.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2002, podzim 2002, jaro 2003, podzim 2003, jaro 2004, podzim 2004, jaro 2005, podzim 2005, jaro 2006, podzim 2006, jaro 2007, podzim 2007, jaro 2008, jaro 2009.