PRDOTA Impacts of the Transformation on the Regional Development in the CR

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Halámek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Irena Václavková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Klára Viturková
Timetable
Wed 11:05–12:45 P104
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 29 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/29, only registered: 0/29, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/29
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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.
Syllabus
  • 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.
Literature
  • National Development Plan (English version). Prague : Ministry for Regional Development, 2006.
  • Hampl, M.: Geography of societal transformation in the Czech Republic. Prague : Charles University, department of social geography and regional development, 1999.
  • Strategy of the Regional Development in the Czech Republic (English version). Prague : Ministry for Regional Development, 2006.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
written examination
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/econ/spring2007/PRDOTA