UVSRPFMMS2 Financial Management in Local Administration

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Petr Tománek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Dušan Halásek, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites
knowledge of public finances and public administration from bachelor study
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic findings from theory and practice of financing of municipalities and exploitation of practical findings and experience with budgets of municipalities and regions within conditions of the Czech republic, including ties to state budget, state funds and EU budget.
Syllabus
  • 1. Functions and principles of public finances
    2. Structure of public budgets and funds in the Czech republic
    3. Budget process and budget structure - generally and in the Czech republic
    4. The position of municipality in the system of public administration, ties to state administration and EU administration
    5. Finances of municipalities and theory of fiscal federalism
    6. Incomes of public budgets
    7. Expenditures of public budgets
    8. Specifics of municipality budgets (in the Czech republic)
    9. Specifics of region budgets (in the Czech republic)
    10. Municipality property (municipalities and regions)
    11. Link of state budget and state funds to municipality and region budgets
    12. Link of EU budget to municipality and region budgets
Literature
    required literature
  • PEKOVÁ, J. Veřejné finance, úvod do problematiky. Praha: Aspi Publishing, 2005. ISBN 80-7357-049-1. info
  • PEKOVÁ, J. Hospodaření a finance územní samosprávy. Praha: Management Press, 2004. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The course ends by classified final paper on the topic standing of selected municipality.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015.
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