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Specifics of swedish development cooperation
Jelínková, Magdalena ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
Development cooperation is provided due to many reasons. Some countries are lead by clearly human reasons (eventhough also in that case it's possible to polemize, whether their true reason isn't just creating good impression of the own state in the international community), some of them take it as a good oportunity to show off and some consider it just a good business. Which group does Sweden belong to? Is the aim of the country, which is active in international development cooperation for decades and who is apreciated by developing countries themselves truly to help? Which are the specifics of swedish development cooperation?
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Microfinance - effective instrument of poverty solution, yes or not?
Švecová, Jana ; Svoboda, Miroslav (advisor) ; Janíčko, Martin (referee)
This baccalaureate thesis deals with the efficiency of microfinance (or more precisely microfinance institution - MFIs). First part of the work is focused on problems of poverty, which is intensely connected with the function of microfinance, and then on economic theories, chiefly on asymmetric information. Further my work indicates not only basic definition of microfinance and MFIs, but also history and principles of microfinance. There are also mentioned results of activities of MFIs and also some limitations of concept of microfinance. In the next part deals work with consider the effectiveness of granting credit through MFIs in terms of various indicators. In the end of this thesis are mentioned two real cases from practice, when microfinance really contributes to improvement way of people's life in developing countries.
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Impacts of drug trade in select states of Latin America
Kmetíková, Nina ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Lipka, David (referee)
In the introduction of my thesis, devoted to the drug trade in select states of Latin America, I will address the topic of cocaine and its history. This is important for understanding the significance of the drug in the world, and -- especially in Latin America -- for comprehending that in these countries cocaine has such a strong tradition that attempts to prevent the cultivation of coca and subsequent trade with the drug will probably never succeed. I will further examine the economic and social situations in countries of Latin America and emphasize the fact that people there often have no other alternative than to engage in criminal activities, again for the most part related to cocaine. I will evaluate anti-drug policies in select Latin American countries and their effectiveness -- or rather ineffectiveness -- and conversely attempt to describe how great an influence the narco-mafia has on the economics and politics of given states and on their representatives. I intend to focus my thesis primarily on three Latin American states: Colombia, as the largest supplier of cocaine; Mexico, which is the primary transit country, through which drugs travel from Colombia to the United States, and Brazil, where children's gangs connected with drugs form.
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Neverending african way out of vicious circle of poverty
Schwarzová, Markéta ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Loužek, Marek (referee)
In my baccalaureate thesis I would like to analyze the effeciency of existing develompent assistance to the poor countries (based on Africa). I will evaluate the results of the policy of The International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and review their contribution to the critical situation in these countries. I will also address the denying of the theory of the "vicious circle of poverty" and outlining a possible solution for Africa helping it to fight the poverty -- in the form of microcredits. I would like to emphasize the fact that "develompent assistance " might be a misleading yet powerful term. It is misleading because it is not a voluntary assistance, and according to the latest results it is not even an effective assistance. It is more negative and this negates the meaning of the word " assistance ". It is powerful with respect to a question to whom exactly this "development assistance " helps -- if it is not to the people of developing countries for whom it is intended? And why instead of searching for another way to fight the poverty immense amounts of money are spent although the history proves that this kind of help has negative influence to the economies of developing countries and in reality it harms more than it helps.
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EU Development Policy: Dimension and Global Context
Svoboda, Štěpán ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Hnát, Pavel (referee)
Tato práce se zabývá v teoretické i obecné formě oblastí vnějších vztahů Evropské unie s rozvojovými zeměmi a regiony ? rozvojovou politikou EU. První kapitola je zaměřena na definování socioekonomických problémů rozvojových regionů a přístupů k jejich řešení. Práce se dále zabývá samotnou rozvojovou politikou a spoluprácí EU, jejím vývojem, právními úpravami, nástroji, finančním a institucionálním aspektem. Pozornost je věnována konkrétním reformám a snahám o koordinaci s ostatními aktivitami vnějších vztahů EU za účelem dosáhnutí maximální efektivity v boji s chudobou. Poslední kapitola je věnována rozvojové pomoci a spolupráci EU se zeměmi Afriky, Karibiku a Tichomoří, Asie a Latinské Ameriky.
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The crisis of the welfare state
Chaloupka, Jan ; Krebs, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Žižková, Jana (referee)
Cílem této diplomové práce je pochopit teoretické a historické souvislosti sociálního státu, popsat problémy, které způsobuje, navrhnout jejich řešení, a předpovědět jeho budoucí vývoj. Navrhnutá reforma v této diplomové práci by vedla k větší prosperitě, nižší nezaměstnanosti a k větším možnostem seberealizace svobodných jednotlivců.
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The Role of G7/G8 in the World Economy - Selected Aspects
Matei, Tatiana ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Hnát, Pavel (referee)
The position of Group of Eight is today very important from the world ecomomic view. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to summarize the impact of the evolution of this group and to describe some selected influential areas more detailed. The author of the thesis sums up the origin of the group including the present influence on the world in the first part of the thesis. The next chapter contains descriptions of some of the most important aspects of the world economy. In particular, these are topics which involve the debt relief of developing countries, poverty reduction, nuclear safety, international security and terrorism.
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Economie Fair Trade
Kourdi, Lamya ; Schwarz, Jiří (advisor) ; Munzi, Tomáš (referee)
Cílem mého zkoumání je vyvrátit mýty o Fair Trade, že jde proti ekonomickým teoriím a dokázat pravý opak. V první části představuji základy mezinárodního obchodu a vytýkám mu jeho nedokonalosti. V dalších dvou částech popisuji hlavní principy a fungování Fair Trade a jeho výsledky ve světě. Nakonec vysvětlím základní ekonomický teorie, které se uplatňují ve Fair Trade a budu se snažít vyvrátit některé kritiky.
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