EVSBPREP Regional Economy and Policy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Kamila Turečková, Ph.D., MBA (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Kamila Turečková, Ph.D., MBA
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Dr. Ing. Ingrid Majerová
Timetable
Tue 12:15–13:50 A422
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVSBPREP/01: Tue 13:55–14:40 A422, K. Turečková
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && ROCNIK(2) && PROGRAM(B_VES)
The completion of the course does not require any conditions and subject can be registered independently of other subjects.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 13 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/13, only registered: 4/13
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to familiarize students with basic terms of the regional economy and policy, factors of localisation and positioning and expressions of territorial spatial aspects in economics. Attention will be focused to setting goals and strategies of regional policy and identification tools used to ensure the goals. Part of this course is also devoted to interpretation of the regional economic strategy in Czech Republic, including prioritizing solutions in key sectors of today´s economics and ties of regional policy of the Czech Republic to the EU regional policy.
Learning outcomes

The student distinguishes the basic terminology of the region, regional economy and economy, can categorize regions and knows the regional structure of the Czech Republic. Explains approaches to territorial development in the context of sustainability and evaluates their impacts. Distinguishes theoretical concepts of regional development, discusses sources, barriers and limits of development with regard to social and environmental goals. The student explains the essence of regional policy, analyses its justification in the system of national economic policies and is familiar with its instruments. Knows the development of regional policy in the Czech Republic, its institutional framework and regional problems, which he can analyse and relate to regional differences. Discusses the possibilities of using regional policy instruments to mitigate them. The student describes indicators of the economic level of regions, knows the concept of competitiveness and analyses the economic level of regions in the Czech Republic. Is familiar with the sectoral structure, economic sectors and NACE classification and discusses the relationships between the structure of regions, competitiveness and regional policy.


Syllabus

1. Regional studies and regional development 2. Regional development and sustainability. 3. Regional policy and its objectives 4. Regional policy instruments 5. Regional policy in the Czech Republic 6. Regional differences and regional problems 7. Economic level of regions and competitiveness of regions 8. Sectoral structure of regions of the Czech Republic and interregional comparison 9. Economy of regions of the Czech Republic

Literature
    required literature
  • KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Úvod do regionálních věd a veřejné správy. Praha: IFEC, 2001. ISBN 80-86412-08-3. info
  • MATOUŠOVÁ, Z., MACHÁČEK, J., POSTRÁNECKÝ, J., TOTH, P. Regionální a municipální ekonomika. Praha: VŠE, 2003. ISBN 80-245-0052-3. info
  • WOKOUN, R. Česká regionální politika v období vstupu do Evropské unie. Praha: VŠE, 2003. ISBN 80-245-0517-7. info
  • WOKOUN, R. Regionální rozvoj: Východiska regionálního rozvoje, regionální politika, teorie, strategie a programování. Praha: Linde, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7201-699-0. info
  • STEJSKAL, J., KOVAŘÍK, J. Regionální politika a její nástroje. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-588-2. info
  • ARMSTRONG, M., TAYLOR, J. Regional Economics and Policy. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000. ISBN 978-0631217138. info
  • PIKE, A., RODRIGUEZ POSE, A., TOMANEY, J. Local and Regional Development. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN 978-0415357180. info
  • ŽÍTEK, V. Regionální ekonomie a politika. Brno, 2002. ISBN 80-210-2767-3. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠELEŠOVSKÝ, J. A KOL. Cvičebnice otázek ze základů veřejné ekonomiky, veřejné správy a regionální politiky. 2. přepracované a rozšířené vydání. Brno, 2001. ISBN 80-2102-506-9. info
  • STIMSON, R. J., STOUGH, R. R., ROBERTS, B. H. Regional Economic Development: Analysis and Planning Strategy. Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer, 2006. ISBN 978-3540348269. info
  • VITURKA, M. Regionálně ekonomické souvislosti procesu integrace ČR do E. Praha, 2002. info
  • PEET, R., HARTWICK, Elaine. Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives . New York, 2009. ISBN 1606230654. info
  • MALINOVSKÝ, J., SUCHÁČEK, J. Velký anglicko-český slovník regionálního rozvoje a regionální politiky Evropské unie. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, 2006. ISBN 80-248-1117-0. info
  • BEČEK, M., ŘEHÁK, Š., TVRDOŇ, J. Regionálna ekonómia a politika. Bratislava, 2010. ISBN 978-80-8078-362-4. info
  • HUČKA, M. Strukturální politika a její regionalizace. Ostrava: Repronis, 2001. ISBN 80-86122-90-5. info
  • MAIER, K., ČTYROKÝ, J. Ekonomika územního rozvoje. Praha: Grada, 2000. ISBN 80-7169-644-7. info
  • PEET, R., HARTWICK, E. Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives. New York: Guildford Press, 2009. ISBN 1606230654. info
  • CAPELLO, R., NIJKAMP, P. Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories. Cheltenham: Edgar Elwar Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-1849800846. info
Teaching methods

Individual consultations 


Skill demonstrations 


Student self-study

Assessment methods

By grade


Written exam

Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Attendance in seminars min. 60 %, seminar paper - about 10 pages, defence of seminar paper, final exam - oral form.
Other study load: the study of scientific literature, search and study of the actual literature on the subject.

Activity Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž 70
Přednáška 26
Seminář 13
Zkouška 40
Summary 149
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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