Local Public Service Delivery Arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

2016 ◽  
pp. 405-423
Author(s):  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Jana Soukopova ◽  
Beata Mikusova Merickova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Final Part ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
New Eu Member States

This chapter discusses the issue of efficiency of the different modes of the provision of local public services in two selected new EU member states – the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia have a long common history and it is feasible to include both of them in the analysis. The first main part of the chapter analyses the history, transformation and the current local public delivery arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the focus on the efficiency of the different modes of production. The final part tries to explain the main purposes behind the fact that externalisation does not deliver visible improvements.

Local Public Service Delivery Arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1392-1410
Author(s):  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Jana Soukopova ◽  
Beata Mikusova Merickova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Final Part ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
New Eu Member States

This chapter discusses the issue of efficiency of the different modes of the provision of local public services in two selected new EU member states – the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia have a long common history and it is feasible to include both of them in the analysis. The first main part of the chapter analyses the history, transformation and the current local public delivery arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the focus on the efficiency of the different modes of production. The final part tries to explain the main purposes behind the fact that externalisation does not deliver visible improvements.

Understanding Brand Web Site Positioning in the New EU Member States

2011 ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Shintaro Okazaki ◽  
Radoslav Škapa
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Similarity Ratings ◽  
New Eu Member States ◽  
The Web

This chapter examines Web sites created by American Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in the Czech Republic. Utilizing a content analysis technique, we scrutinized (1) the type of brand Web site functions, and (2) the similarity ratings between the home (U.S.) sites and Czech sites. Implications are discussed from the Web site standardization versus localization perspective.

Understanding Brand Website Positioning in the New EU Member States

2011 ◽  
pp. 1228-1248
Author(s):  
Shintaro Okazaki ◽  
Radoslav Škapa
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Similarity Ratings ◽  
New Eu Member States

This study examines Websites created by American multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Czech Republic. Utilizing a content analysis technique, we scrutinized (1) the type of brand Website functions, and (2) the similarity ratings between the home (US) sites and Czech sites. Implications are discussed from the Website standardization versus localization perspective.

scholarly journals Municipality Size and Local Public Services: Do Economies of Scale Exist ?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Soukopová ◽  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Lenka Matějová ◽  
Michal Struk
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Local Services ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Using Data

AbstractEconomies of scale are a standard topic in economic theory, frequently applied, for example, in the analysis of monopolies. They exist when a firm optimising its production costs while facing some fixed costs enjoys lower per-unit production costs as the production increases. Similarly to other production units municipalities have to be large enough to minimise average costs. We analysed the local public services in 205 municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic for the first time in this context, using regression analysis, a correlation diagram of local public services and statistical analysis. The paper examines this issue using data from 2008 to 2012. Our analysis showed that economies of scale cannot be clearly identified for local services in municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic and that the size of a municipality is not a key factor influencing the provision of local services.

Understanding Brand Website Positioning in the New EU Member States

2010 ◽  
pp. 193-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shintaro Okazaki ◽  
Radoslav Škapa
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Similarity Ratings ◽  
New Eu Member States

This study examines Websites created by American multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Czech Republic. Utilizing a content analysis technique, we scrutinized (1) the type of brand Website functions, and (2) the similarity ratings between the home (US) sites and Czech sites. Implications are discussed from the Website standardization versus localization perspective.

scholarly journals Alternative Service Delivery Arrangements at the Municipal Level in Slovenia and Croatia

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Božo Grafenauer ◽  
Mirko Klarić
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Goods And Services

There has been extensive development and rapid expansion of alternative forms of public service provision at the local level in Slovenia and Croatia over the last twenty years. During that time, the private sector began to be intensively involved in performing public service activities and in investment financing for the public infrastructure construction, i.e., by the gradual introduction of the new forms of cooperation between the public and private sectors. However, the new Public-Private Partnership Act, which came into force in Slovenia in 2007 and in Croatia in 2008, signified a milestone in the legal regulation of alternative forms of public service delivery. The Act introduces European comparable arrangements and forms of public-private partnerships that can be either contractual or equity-based. Within public services, local public goods and services are mostly provided by public enterprises and institutions, and by awarding public service concessions. Other forms of public-private partnerships primarily include some forms of build-operate-transfer project financing. KEYWORDS: • local authorities • local self-government • local public services • public-private partnerships • concession • Slovenia • Croatia

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