FVP:USESEA040 Economic Transformation of the - Course Information

USESEA040 Economic Transformation of the Central European Countries

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Miroslav Fečko, PhD. (lecturer)
PhDr. Miroslav Fečko, PhD. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Silvia Ručinská, Ph.D.
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

Prerequisites

Expert Knowledge: student is able to describe the transformation process in the countries of Central Europe
Expert Understanding: student is well informed about the issues of privatization, price liberalisation, the types and kinds of economic policies with the emphasis on structural policy in the individual stages of transformation of the economy.
General Competency: student is able to analyze mutual relationships of the individual transformation steps, with the application on concrete conditions of the countries of Central Europe.
Competencies: student is able to interconnect individual processes within the economic and social transformation, and is able to independently explain mutual causality of phenomena, to compare procedures, steps and results of economic reform in selected countries. Students are also able to adopt a critical stance on the course of transformation proces, especially in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Central European Studies (programme FVP, N6702-MTS)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to analyze the transformation process in the countries of Central Europe. The individual stages of transformation will be described with respect to political environment, and the development of economic policies in selected countries will be presented.

Syllabus

• 1. Types of economy and their comparison.
  2. The structure of economy. Structural policy.
  3. Basic instruments of changing the ownership structure of economics.
  4. Transformation and transformation process. Transformation strategy.
  5. Privatization, the forms and methods of privatization, the choice of method of privatization.
  6. Strategic enterprise companies in economics, their position and justification.
  7. Price liberalization.
  8. Decentralization.
  9. The change of tax and social system.
  10. Economic policy of transforming economies.
  11. Macroeconomic indicators of transforming economies.
  12. Foreign orientation of transforming economies.
  13. Evaluating reforms in selected countries at the stage of transformation and today.
  

Literature

required literature
• Žídek Libor. Transformace české ekonomiky: 1989-2004. Praha : C H Beck, 2006. info
• Holman Robert. Transformace české ekonomiky. V komparaci s dalšími zeměmi střední Evropy. Praha: Centrum pro ekonomiku a politiku, 2000. ISBN 80-902795-6-2. info
• Jonáš Jiří. Ekonomická transformace v České republice: makroekonomický vývoj a hospodářská politika. Praha : Management Press, 1997. info

recommended literature
• Loužek Marek. Patnáct let od obnovení kapitalismu v naší zemi: sborník textů. Praha : Centrum pro ekonomiku a politiku, 2006. ISBN 80-86547-52-3. info
• Švejnar Jan a kol. Česká republika a ekonomická transformace ve střední a východní Evropě. Praha : Academia, 1997. info
• Klaus Václav. Ekonomická teorie a realita transformačních procesů. Praha : Management Press, 1995. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Credit requirements:
During the term, students will be required to write and present a paper on the assigned topic, 3-5 pages in length, and at the same time, will lead a follow-up discussion related to the paper issues with his lecturer. The topics will usually present specifications of the content of previous lectures.

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