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Competitiveness Policy of the EU: from Lisbon Strategy to Europe 2020
Kühtreiberová, Miriam ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Jiránková, Martina (referee)
The thesis focuses on analysis of competitiveness policy of the European Union. The aim of the thesis is to define the competitiveness policy represented by long-term growth strategies: Lisbon strategy and later Europe 2020, to analyze shift in perception of the competitiveness from the beginning of this century till nowadays concerning the changes of both economic environment and the European Union. First part defines theoretical approaches to competitiveness including "European model". Second part deals with the analysis of the economic situation and identifies main challenges for the EU. Third part compares Lisbon strategy with Europe 2020. Finally, the Europe 2020 strategy is critically evaluated.
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Competitiveness of the EU and the eastern enlargement
Kamenská, Lenka ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Pluskalová, Eva (referee)
This bachelor thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter brings different views of a term competitiveness and its measurement. A special attention is paid to the approach of the World Economic Forum to competitiveness. In this chapter, the Lisbon strategy is also mentioned. The Lisbon strategy is a strategic document of the EU, covering the decade 2000-2010, whose aim was to make the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion". The second chapter describes competitiveness of two members of the eastern enlargement Bulgaria and Estonia,whose position on the competitiveness ranking list is completely different. This chapter points out specific features of these economies, examines factors that contributed most to the growth of competitiveness and identifies competitiveness barriers that prevented a country from achieving better position on the competitiveness ranking list. The final chapter evaluates member states progress towards the Lisbon strategy goals and introduces a new reform agenda called Europe 2020.
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Competitiveness of France in the context of its membership in the EU
Řezáčová, Šárka ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with an issue of competitiveness of France. The first chapter deals with a general definition of competitiveness and the Lisbon Strategy implemented in 2000 by EU and a new document Europe 2020. In the second chapter, there is a basic characteristics of the French economy. The last chapter attends to the reforms and laws recently adopted by French government to improve the competitiveness of the country.
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Governance of the Lisbon strategy
Buranovský, Martin ; Bič, Josef (advisor) ; Pluskalová, Eva (referee)
The intention of the bachelor thesis is to analyze what specific tools and mechanisms of governance were used in the implementation process of the Lisbon strategy. Furthermore, it reviews its achievements and assesses whether the implementation methods and the individual instruments chosen could ensure the actual realization of the objectives set in the agenda. Finally, this work has the ambition to express the opinion of the author on future destiny of the new strategic plan dubbed Europe 2020. It also presents a newly introduced Euro plus pact and briefly assesses its potential contribution to the Union.
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European economy and its importance in the world economy
Kútna, Dominika ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Bič, Josef (referee)
Bachelor thesis European economy and its importance in the world economy is focused on the place of economy of European union in the world and its current influence. The target of this thesis is to define, whether the economy of European Union is enough strong to become global leader. The thesis aims in the first chapter on the general characteristics of economy of European Union from the view of macroeconomic indicators and its current status. The second chapter pays attention to external economic relationships of the European Union with its biggest trade partners. The next aim of this chapter is to mention the world economic gain and potential, which can be strategic for European union in the future. Third chapter is linking for the two former and answers the final question, whether the economy of European union is global player and in which questions plays the key role. Final part of my thesis targets the future European Union and its next movement that can influence not only the economy of EU, but also the rest of the world.
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Lisbon strategy in 2010
Košťál, Michal ; Němcová, Ingeborg (advisor) ; Horák, Jiří (referee)
The bachelor's thesis deals with the competitiveness of the European union. In the first chapter, I try to define the competitiveness in general, then I deal with the lisbon strategy, its origin, course and evaluation. The second chapter involves the competitiveness comparison of the Czech republic and Estonia on the basis of World Bank's and World Economic Forum's analyses. The third chapter deals with the perspectives of the European union's and Czech republic's competitiveness.
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Europe 2020 Strategy in the Context of Modern Growth Theories
Katocsová, Veronika ; Abrhám, Josef (advisor) ; Bič, Josef (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with Europe 2020 strategy and its targets in the context of growth theories. The thesis aims at relating the measures suggested by the strategy to the implications of the growth theories. First, the targets are compared with the current situation in EU member states and problem areas of European competitiveness are identified. Growth models described in the first chapter yield some normative recommendations with respect to growth policies. Based on these conclusions, the thesis discusses the policies designed in the Europe 2020 strategy and their implications for economic growth in the EU.
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Perspectives of the further development of the european integration in context of globalization
Fiala, Petr ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Tunkrová, Věra (referee)
The consequences of globalization connected to the world market liberalisation and increasing global competition have uncovered and deepened many weaknesses of the European Union and its position in the world economy. The thesis is aimed to describe the contemporary economic condition of the EU and to provide a notion aboat its further development. This depends mostly on efficient ways how the EU will face new challenges. I try to distinguish EU's most serious challenges and introduce the strategies responding to them. I will also offer an appraisal of these strategies and outline its limits.
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Realization of the EU Internal Market
Črep, Ivan ; Adámková, Vlasta (advisor) ; Popovová, Marie (referee)
The aim of the work is to explain integration activities in the western Europe, describe steps heading to creation of a Common Market and then an Internal Market being the core part of the European economic integration. The work deals with realization of the EU Internal Market after 1993 according to official documents of the EU that can be divided into separate complex strategies of the EU, strategies and action plans for the Internal Market and the reports evaluating the success made and remaining imperfections. Consequently, the work assesses the current situation in the Internal Market and analyses its objectives according to published EU documents.
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The importance and allocation of science and technology parks in Europe
Trybenekr, Jan ; Vošta, Milan (advisor) ; Kašpar, Václav (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the present situation in the area of science and technology parks in Europe. The introductory chapter offers a general theoretical view of the science and technology park concept. In the following analytical chapter the author initially examines the importance of science and technology parks in Europe, in particular regarding their support from the European Union connected with the unsuccessful Lisbon Agenda and its current successive strategy Europe 2020, and then focuses on their present allocation in the European area and prospective future trends. The content of the final chapter is a brief presentation and comparison of selected European science and technology parks.
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