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Economic Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1945-1948. Agents and Ideology.
Keller, Filip ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Jančík, Drahomír (referee)
Resume The work surveys the prosopography of members of the Economic Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and its expert subcommissions which worked between the years 1945 and 1948. In respect to criteria of the selection to the commission a former professional career and education are mainly concerned. The work contributes to the history of the middle class in former Czechoslovakia and it sets out to account for inclination of these people towards the project of socialist society and their commitment to take part in a communist movement afer the world war. As the main agenda of the commission is focused together with beliefs and expectations which were articulated in connection with the project of socialist society the work attempts to describe motives of personal involvement of the members of the commission in the postwar social transformation as well as the way they adopted the socialist ideology.
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Evolution of Russian Middle Class in 1998-2008
Vojtíšková, Kristýna ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
The existence of Russian middle class is often perceived as a condition for Russia's democratization and the country's economic progress is often mentioned in connection with the growth of the middle class and henceforth increased popular demand for transparent functioning of public institutions. However economic growth does not necessarily lead to more extensive middle class, especially not when the income inequality rises as was the case of Russia in the particular period. This thesis proves that Russian middle class grew between the years 1998 and 2008, it identifies its specific features and explains its evolution from the perspective of occupation and income. The data from Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey, which the thesis is based on, confirm that while the Russian middle class was growing in size, growth in inequality was also observed, especially between cities and countryside and between individual economic sectors.
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The middle class in China - potential and problems
Šelmátová, Daniela ; De Castro, Tereza (advisor) ; Vošta, Milan (referee)
Middle class is important for economic development and growth of a country. Nowadays middle class in asian countries like China, Vietnam or India is significantly growing. Middle class in China has started to develop after economic reforms, which were launched in 1980s. People belonging to middle class in China are concentrated in urban area. Originally it started to develop in the coastal part of the country. There is a trend to move also to the inner part of the country. The biggest potential of the middle class is boosting domestic consumption. On the other hand there are certain problems, which might lead to middle income trap. The main problems are low productivity, high disparity, pressures on environment or aging population. The government is making a lot of measures to solve this problém. Nevertheless these problems are long term and they must focus on them in the future too.
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The welfare state, middle class and democracy - assumptions, risks and solutions
Růžičková, Veronika ; Müller, Karel (advisor) ; Smetanková, Daša (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the welfare state. The first chapter describes the characteristics of the welfare state and its possible different types. The second chapter is concerned with the historical background. The third chapter focuses on the relationship of the welfare state to the middle class and potentional risks which development of the middle class brings. Last, the fourth chapter elaborates one of the proposals for a reform of the welfare state. Specifically, it is focused on Gidden's Third way. This concept is first introduced, followed by critical responses, where a reader learns what above all bothers most opponents of this specific programme.
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