ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENT AT REGIONAL LEVEL : THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

PETR, Ondřej and Petr TONEV. ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENT AT REGIONAL LEVEL : THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC. In 1st International PhD Students Conference – New Economic Challenges. 1st ed. Brno: Masaryk University, 2009, p. 202-215. ISBN 978-80-210-4815-7.

Basic information

• Original name: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENT AT REGIONAL LEVEL : THE CASE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
• Name in Czech: Alternativní přístup k měření úrovně lidského rozvoje na regionální úrovni : Případ České republiky
• Authors: PETR, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Petr TONEV (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 1st ed. Brno, 1st International PhD Students Conference – New Economic Challenges, p. 202-215, 14 pp. 2009.
• Publisher: Masaryk University

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/09:00058830
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• ISBN: 978-80-210-4815-7
• Keywords in English: Czech Republic; regional analysis; human development; composite indicator; variable; quality of life; comparison; measurement; evaluation
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Main target of this study is to evaluate regional differences in standard of living in case of the Czech Republic, what is based on creating Alternative human development measure (Alt-HDI). Alt-HDI is a composite index, which consists of six components and twenty-one variables. The purpose is to incorporate more aspects of human development into the measurement. Employability of Alt-HDI is checked at NUTS3 level first. Then it is applied at LAU1 level (77 districts) in order to make deeper regional analysis. According to the results, the most developed regions are Hl. m. Praha with surroundings and Brno–město. The least developed are Moravskoslezský kraj and Ústecký kraj, which consists with general perception and results of other studies.