scholarly journals Rural development in the context of agricultural "green" subsidies: Czech farmers' responses

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 259-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lapka ◽  
E. Cudlínová ◽  
J.S. Rikoon ◽  
M. Pělucha ◽  
V. Kvetoň
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Administrative Procedures ◽  
Environmental Subsidies

The study compares the role of agricultural green subsidies in rural development of the Czech Republic before and after joining the European Union (EU) in 2004. We use the perspective of multifunctional agriculture and contribute to the research on the contemporary trends in Czech agriculture by using the data collected through surveys in 2000 and 2006, as well as 2008 comparative statistical support, to ask if there have been significant changes and improvements in farmers' evaluations of these programs. The empirical case study results show some positive changes connected with the participation in the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). In spite of improvements, farmers continue to cite two primary weaknesses and constraints – administrative procedures and shifting program guidelines – that were evident prior to joining the EU. It can be assumed that the environmental subsidies in the Horizontal Rural Development Plan 2004–2006 have had an effect on the stabilization of the livelihoods of rural inhabitants. In general, there is a positive shift of valuation of the CAP among farmers in the Czech Republic.

Public leadership and strategies of Czech municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic – municipal activism vs municipal passivism

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Plaček ◽  
David Špaček ◽  
František Ochrana
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Strategic Behavior ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Capital City ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Leadership

PurposeThis paper discusses the role of public leadership and the strategic response of local governments to the external shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors examine the typical Czech response with regard to how the leadership of municipalities in the Czech Republic responded to this extremely negative external stimulus.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use qualitative research methods for this investigation. They have chosen the case study method (see Yin, 2009; Stake, 1995; Klonoski, 2013). The general case is the Czech Republic. Mini-cases consist of municipalities from the Znojmo region, municipalities of the Central Bohemian region and the municipal districts in the capital city of Prague. Furthermore, the method of participant observation was used.FindingsThe authors’ analysis of the problem of local government responses to the pandemic crisis shows that municipal leaders responded with a variety of (non-)adaptation strategies. It appears that certain framework factors influenced the various local governments' behavior.Originality/valueThe article examines the strategic behavior of Czech municipal leaders regarding the pandemic crisis based on the observation of the reactions of local governments in the Czech Republic to the pandemic crisis and strives to define their basic strategies.

Privatisation and the Development of Tourism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: Property Rights, Firm Performance, and Recombinant Property

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan M Williams ◽  
Vladimir Baláž
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Neoliberal Reforms ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Level Performance

Privatisation is one of the key elements of the package of neoliberal reforms in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe which collectively constitute the ‘sharp shock’ strategy. In this, privatisation is ascribed the role of redistributing and clarifying property rights, which is an assumed precondition for efficiency improvements in individual firms. In practice, the transformation is characterised by path dependency, cultural and political legacies, and uneven and partial reform of market institutions and of regulation. We contribute to the debate on the link between property rights and firm-level performance in three main ways. First, we analyse the tourism sector as a counterbalance to the emphasis in the existing literature on manufacturing and financial services; particular emphasis is given to the roles of ‘operators’ and the ‘nomenklatura’, and to complex, nonlinear shifts in property rights. Second, we assess the performance of tourism firms created by different forms of creative and distributive privatisation; this emphasises the diversity of property rights, market segmentation, and the capital and debt structures of firms. Third, the value of the concept of ‘recombinant’ property for analysing the complex and changing forms of property rights is critiqued. These arguments are illustrated through a case study of tourism in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Role of railways in empowering travelers: A case study from the Czech Republic

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Jade ◽  
Tatiana Molková ◽  
Martin Kvizda
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals The Role of Entrepreneur´s Gender, Age and Firm´s Age in Autonomy. The Case Study from the Czech Republic

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmila Kozubíková ◽  
Sergej Vojtovič ◽  
Ashiqur Rahman ◽  
Luboš Smrčka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals The Visegrád Group as a Vehicle for Promoting National Interests in the European Union: The Case of the Czech Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Neuman
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Interests ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Foreign Policy ◽  
Council Presidency ◽  
Group Member ◽  
Visegrad Group

Abstract This contribution asks whether sub-regional integration projects such as the Visegrád Group may be understood as mechanisms for pursuing one Group member’s national interests while it stands at the European Union’s helm. I assess this question based on the case of the first Visegrád Group member to assume the EU Council presidency: the Czech Republic. Examining three specific policy areas – the reinvention of the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood policy; the strengthening of EU energy security; and the incorporation of a stronger human rights and external democratisation approach into EU foreign policy – this case study presents a mixed picture. It confirms the potential of the Visegrád Group to be a vehicle for furthering the national preferences of one Group member while it holds the rotating EU Council presidency. Whether or not this potential is fully realised will depend primarily on the degree to which the interests of the four Visegrád countries converge.

scholarly journals The analysis of today situation on the market of the agricultural machines

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 243-254
Author(s):  
Šárka Stojarová ◽  
Zuzana Schwarzová
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Subsidy Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Agricultural Machines

The paper is dealing with the analysis of the market of agricultural machines in the Czech Republic. The part of the article is focused on export and import development of agricultural machines between Czech Republic, EU countries and the other countries of the world. The trade balance progress of agricultural machines is analyzed for Czech market as well. In the article the possible opportunities for the Czech exporters, which concern Danish, Spanish, and Polish market, are also emphasized. The part of the analysis is also focused on the area of subsidy policy for Czech agricultural subjects. The analysis of subsidies deals with the opportunity of financial supports by the Czech government and by the European Union. The difference in subsidy policy for Czech Republic before and after the entering the European Union is also mentioned.

Lessons From Eastern Europe

2021 ◽  
pp. 138-152
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Civic Education ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Communist Countries

This chapter summarizes the key points of the book and discusses lessons other countries can learn from the Czech Republic and Hungary. It first looks closer at democratic backsliding—mainly what it is and whether former communist countries are suffering from it. Next, political leaders and parties in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the United States are examined, including how much influence they have over policy. The importance of democratic values and civic education are also discussed. Being knowledgeable about freedoms one should have in a democracy allows people to identify when those freedoms are being taken away. Separation of powers is then examined along with how well the Czech Republic and Hungary are doing, preventing the executive from having too much unilateral power. Finally, it is discussed whether the Czech Republic and Hungary are democratically backsliding and the role of the European Union in potentially stopping democratic erosion.

When workfare fails: post-crisis activation reform in the Czech Republic

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 86-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Sirovatka
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Final Phase ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Work First

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse Czech’s activation reforms enacted since 2006 which culminated in 2010-2012 as radical workfare-like reforms. It also aims to explain which factors have influenced their development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is the case study of activation reforms in one country interpreted within the theoretical framework of the “activation models” and discussion of the factors influencing activation reforms. The design and implementation of the reforms of activation policies are in focus. Institutional analysis is combined with secondary statistical data and survey data. Findings – The author distinguish three phases of the activation reforms: the initial phase of activation (work first), the radical phase (workfare) and the failure of radical workfare as the final phase. The key argument is that the main factors leading to the radical workfare version of activation were the political factors combined with institutional factors, particularly, the specific model of policy making (the so-called “compost model”). Ironically, this model which has enabled fast and radical workfare-like reforms was also the main reason why the reforms failed. Originality/value – The paper is innovative since it explains the specific features of the activation reforms in the Czech Republic, distinguishing workfare from other models of activation, and identifying the factors which have played a role in shaping these features. The in-depth case study of one country provides the evidence on the role of the specific factors and helps the author to understand the motives, the design and the implementation of activation reforms in their mutual relationships. The specific role of the institutional legacy in the new circumstances is emphasized.

scholarly journals Business environment in the Czech Republic before and after the Integration into the EU

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Renata Kučerová ◽  
Zdeněk Pošvář
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Research Plan ◽  
Business Competitiveness ◽  
The Eu

The paper is a particular contribution to study of changes in the business environment, which were induced by the Integration of the Czech Republic to the European Union. It includes the opportunities and threats of the Czech Republic and strengths and weaknesses of businesses, which managers of small and medium – sized enterprises identified in 2001 – it meant before the Integration and in 2004 – after the Integration of the Czech Republic into the European Union. 34% of managers from analyzed businesses identified this integration of the Czech Republic into the EU as an opportunity in 2001 and 77% of managers from analyzed businesses in 2004. A change can be seen in the focusing of managers towards the increase of business competitiveness in the different conditions in the internal environment.The paper is a part of solution of the research plan of the FBE MUAF in Brno, no. MSM 6215648904.

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