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

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Halámek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Viktorie Klímová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, 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 13:45–15:20 P201
Prerequisites
PEMIKI Microeconomics I PEMAKI Macroeconomics I PREUAE European Union and euroregions
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 31 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/31, only registered: 0/31, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/31
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course give the students an information about wide context of transformation period in post-communist countries. The questions of social, demographic, geographical, territorial and economic development are explaned on the case of Czech Republic and other central and eastern european countries (CEEC). The students obtain knowledge due to it, transformation process and its influence on territorial (regional) development will be understandable. Passing the course they will be able to make an opinion of possibilities of future development and correctness of concrete steps for solving regional differencies in economic policy of Czech Republic and CEEC.
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
  • 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
Assessment methods (in Czech)
written examination
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
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