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Financial Crisis in the USA 2007-2009: Impacts on the Foreign Trade with China
Prášek, Jakub ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Erbenová, Monika (referee)
The purpose of this thesis is to summarize financial crisis, that took place in the United States of America between years 2007-2009 and to state its impact on the American foreign trade with a special focus on the trade with China. In the first chapter, the term "financial crisis" is defined and then the origin and the development of the global financial crisis, that started in 2007 on the American real estate market, are retraced. The second chapter begins with a general characterization of a trade balance, and subsequently focuses on the American trade balance. Firstly, the development of the American trade balance between years 1985-2012 is analyzed. Secondly, the changes in the American trade balance during the crises period between years 2007-2009 are unveiled. To conclude this chapter, the American foreign trade is characterized and the most significant changes in trade with single commodities during the crisis are highlighted. At the beginning of the third chapter the foreign trade between the USA and China, as well as, the development of their mutual trade balance are examined. At the end of the thesis the analysis of trade data between the USA and China is carried out and the commodities, that were influenced by the crisis the most and the least, are found.
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Privatization of Security and its Role in US Foreign Policy
Lovíšek, Ondrej ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Eichler, Jan (referee)
This paper deals with the privatisation of security and analyzes its role in US foreign policy. It is composed of four separate sections, two of which are theoretical and the other two analytical. The first chapter presents available definitions and a historical overview explaining the origin and historical development of private military forces' involvement in armed conflicts. The second part assesses the development of the role of private military companies in US foreign policy. The analytical section aims to answer two key questions: (1) which advantages and disadvantages does PMC utilization present the US government with?; and (2) how can we regulate PMC activities, so that their cooperation with the US government both lives up to the client's expectation and satisfies international human-rights norms? The third chapter therefore assesses the main argument for a and against PMC utilization from the perspective of the USA and the fourth analyzes existing regulation frameworks - national, international and self-regulation.
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U. S. Fiscal Policy
Petrová, Dominika ; Soukup, Jindřich (advisor) ; Rusmichová, Lada (referee)
The subject of this Bachelor's thesis is the analysis of the fiscal policy of the United States of America in the period from 1993 till 2013. It is focused on presidencies of William Jefferson Clinton, George Walker Bush and Barack Hussein Obama. My goal is to describe and review progress of economy of the USA in each presidency period and to realise how they contributed to the welfare of the USA and whether they were able to reach their objects. The first part will describe fiscal policy, its function and forms, and macroeconomic indicators in a theoretical way. The second part is practical. In the beginning of this section, there is a description of expenditures, revenues (tax system), federal budget and federal debt of the United States of America. Afterwards I describe reforms, provisions and pre-elect plans of particular presidents and analyse historical data which relate with the condition of economy of the USA. In the last part of my thesis I evaluate if the presidents reached their plans and goals and how their reforms affect the economy of the whole federation.
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Analysis of relations between NATO and Russia in terms of energy security
Bartáková, Anna ; Dubský, Zbyněk (advisor) ; Kuchařová, Alžběta (referee)
Am of the thesis is to analyze the development of the relations between NATO and Russia since the eastern enlargement of NATO in 2004 until the formation of a New Strategic Concept in 2010 with an emphasis on theenergy diplomacy of Russia in the post-Soviet region.The functioning of Russian energy diplomacy is illustrated by the example of two Ukrainian gas wars. Objective of the thesis is to analyze how is Russia using its energy resources at the bilateral level (especially in the Eastern European region) and its influence towards NATO. There is an instrumental nature in understanding of the energy policy by Russia, which subsequently affects the potential expansion of NATO in the post-Soviet space. The conclusion is that European NATO and the U.S. should seek to maximize the diversification of energy resources to stabilize their negotiating position with the Russians.
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National and racial stereotypes in television commercials : (with the focus on USA)
Peňázová, Eva ; Jungová, Eliška (referee) ; Kraus, Jiří (advisor)
Diploma thesis "National and racial stereotypes in television commercials (with the focus on USA)" deals with the racist tendencies in contemporary American television advertising. The goal is to describe stereotypical presentations of the black people, Hispanics and Asians in commercial work, and to illustrate the presence of these stereotypes on particular television spots. Theoretical part of the text addresses general characteristics of advertising with the focus on the specifics and the influence of television commercials in a relation to national and racial minorities. Moreover, it defines the concept of stereotype, and concerns the impacts of stereotypical images of minorities in advertising and media in general. Thereafter, I dwell on the history of American racist approach towards each of the minorities mentioned above, and the evolution of their media representation from its beginning to the present time. The end of this part is devoted to the specific ways of stereotypical presentation of minorities in contemporary commercial work. Practical part of the thesis describes the method of qualitative textual analysis, which I use to analyze the television spots. Using specific television commercials, I consequently demonstrate the ways in which the forms of stereotypical media presentation of national...
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Control mechanisms of child sponsorship projects and motivations of donors
Dederová, Kateřina ; Moree, Dana (advisor) ; Šloufová, Romana (referee)
This master's thesis focuses on the project of child sponsorship in the Czech Republic, aiming to analyse where the selected Czech organizations involved direct the contributions, what control mechanisms they apply, and also other related issues (contributions to the sponsored child community, the effectiveness criteria of this project). The introductory part of the thesis outlines the problematic aspects of the project, its history, and also the accreditation process of child sponsorship organizations in the United States.
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The Influence of Interest Groups on the U.S. Govermental Decision-making
Moudřík, Martin ; Kotábová, Věra (advisor) ; Kotlas, Petr (referee)
My thesis is called: The Influence o f Interest Groups on the U.S. Governmental Decision-Making. In the first part, I deal with the conception o f interest groups and lobbying. I tried to find best corresponding definition o f both conceptions. Then I have specified the typology of lobbying and I have also descripied the process o f how the lobbyist is working. I have draw out the relationship between lobbying and corruption. The second part is dedicated solely to the USA. Historical progress o f american interest group is quite long, and there were several laws regarding lobbying. Legal regulations o f lobbying in the United States are also mentioned in my thesis. The second part is ended by a actual estate o f lobbying in United States. Last part is more concrete. I have descripied the impact o f pro-izrael lobby on a american foreign policy. There is also mentioned the organization AIPAC. This organization is one o f most influentional and best organized interest group in the United States. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Legal protection of databases
Šlajerová, Martina ; Boháček, Martin (advisor) ; Menčl, Jakub (referee)
The rising importance of technological development especially in Europe and the USA, which are the largest producers of databases, requires an internationally unified regulation for the protection of databases. The aim of this thesis is to present these issues and highlight the shortcomings of the current and proposed legislation in order to determine adequate legal protection of databases and how this can be achieved. The first chapter provides an overview of the definitions and the basic concepts. This includes the protection of databases by copyright and the sui generis right and a list of criteria in order to establish adequate legal protection. The second chapter outlines the legal protection of databases in the European Community, including the current legal system, its benefits and drawbacks and alternative protection to sui generis. Additionally the theories and current judicial practice are presented to further clarify the issue. The third chapter deals with the alternative legal protection to copyright of databases in the U.S. that in many ways differs from the European legislation. Similarly both copyright and database protection alternatives are presented in terms of legislation, case law and theories relevant to this area. The fourth and last chapter focuses on the international regulation of databases, and any potential changes in international regulation with regard to protecting databases. Moreover theories and rulings in this area are presented. Finally all the important points of this thesis are summarized and adequate legal measures for the protection of databases are suggested based on the advantages and disadvantages of the current forms of protection and judicial practice.
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The comparison of systems of health insurance in the Czech republic and in the United States of America
Benešová, Kristýna ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Chalupníček, Pavel (referee)
The main purpose of my bachelor's work is to analyse the system of health insurance in the Czech Republic in comparison with the system established in the United States of America. The choice of these two countries is wholly intentional, because I would like to show the strong points and possible weaknesses of these two absolutely different systems. I shortly summarize the general principles of providing the public and private health insurance in the introductory part of my bachelor's work. Then I go over to the specific systems used in these two countries. I point out the defects of the public health insurance on an example of the Czech Republic, particularly its inefficiency and actual problems. I focus on an example of the USA in the next chapter, where is the private health insurance based on a voluntary base provided. I compare real indicators of these two countries in the analytical part of my work, e.g. the total expenditures on the health care etc. In this analysis I consider a rate of the efficiency, solidarity, accessibility and quality of the provided health care in these different systems. In conclusion I sum up the results of my analysis and consider whether and possibly in which way the Czech system of health insurance could be inspired by the American system.
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Aplication of SOX in IBM Czech republic
Kušnírová, Barbora ; Pelák, Jiří (advisor) ; Vašek, Libor (referee)
This paper is about Sarbanes-Oxley Act that was passed in response to the financial scandals such as Enron and WorldCom. SOX created organization PCAOB that has 6 auditing standards in its portfolio. My thesis is aim at Auditing standard no. 5. IBM was also affected by this law and so the thesis is focused on internal controls, testing and quarterly certification. At the end, there is a part about the relationship between IBM and its customers who are under this law as well.
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