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Temple architecture as a cultural core in Southeast Asia
Steinbachová, Eva ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Uherek, Zdeněk (referee) ; Soukup, Martin (referee)
Dissertation thesis "Temple architecture as a cultural core in Southeast Asia" presents the temple architecture of Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesian islands of Java and Bali as a cultural phenomenon which opens possibility to observe Hindu and Buddhists cultural continuity in Southeast Asia. The main focus of the work is in the culturological analysis of the temple architecture as a semiotic system - associated symbols and meanings in close relations, reflecting the ideological foundations of Hindu and Buddhist culture. This study follows the works of orientalists and anthropologists and it extends the Czech bibliography, which traditionally lacks of topics in church architecture of Southeast Asia. This study does not claim to cover the topic in a full universal view. It is guided by an effort to map the issues in culturological terms and help to a deeper understanding of cultural heritage of East Asian culture as part of the cultural heritage of mankind. Keywords: Architecture, Southeast Asia, Buddhism, Hinduism, Java, Bali, Thailand, Cambodia.
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Southeast Asian Englishes and their perception
Bukraba, Maria ; Matuchová, Klára (advisor) ; Bojarová, Marie (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to prove that words from Southeast Asian varieties of English which were included in Oxford English Dictionary bear a unique meaning and thus are indispensable. Theoretical part depicts a classification of Englishes by Braj Kachru and later explores historical and socio-political aspects of English in countries where it is spoken by a large part of population such as Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Hong Kong which technically belongs to East Asia, but for the linguistic purposes it is included in the list. The practical part examines lists of words included in Oxford English dictionary from the mentioned varieties of English with the aid of local context such as magazines, blogs, newspapers and other unofficial sources. On the basis of the results of this research, it can be concluded that words from Southeast Asian varieties of English are irreplaceable due to their distinctive meaning.
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The Asian financial crisis and post-crisis development of newly industrialized countries of Asia
Panchenko, Victoria ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Černá, Iveta (referee)
This thesis analyzes the Asian financial crisis by providing a comprehensive view of the development of the economies of the Asian newly industrialized countries before and after the outbreak of the crisis. The aim of this paper is to explore and understand the causes of the crisis and derive practical lessons. The work is structured as follows. The first chapter is theoretical and defines newly industrialized countries by focusing on the characteristics of the economic and social status of these countries in a period of prosperity. The second chapter examines the financial crisis in 1997 - its origin, causes, indicators and progress. The last chapter discusses the impact of the crisis both on countries of Southeast Asia and on the world economy overall. Afterwards, summarizing of the lessons that can be learned from the Asian financial crisis and that remain urgent even nowadays is outlined.
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Middle income trap in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - causes and solutions
Vícenecová, Romana ; De Castro, Tereza (advisor) ; Vlčková, Jana (referee)
Since the beginning of the millennium, Southeast Asia has become one of the fastest growing regions in the world. After recovery from the slowdown caused by the Asian financial crisis, most of them achieved significant growth and Asian miracle was created. Thanks to the liberalization of trade, export supporting policies, cheap labour and foreign investment, many of the southeast Asian countries entered the middle income countries group, which the World Bank defines with the Gross National Income per capita in the range from 1 045 USD to 12 760 USD. However, some countries in Southeast Asia are experiencing economic slowdown now and some of them fell into so called middle income trap. It is an economic phenomenon, which describes the situation when the country is no longer able to use its comparative advantages in the form of labour intensive production and its economic growth stagnates. Such economies find themselves on the edge between poor countries with cheap labour and advanced economies with high income. The main goal of the diploma thesis is to examine the topic of middle-income trap on chosen economies of Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. The thesis is focused on the evaluation of their economic situation, the depth of the middle income trap and possible solutions for each of these countries.
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The offer analysis of tours to South-East Asia provided by Czech tour operators
Le, Thu Hien ; Petrů, Zdenka (advisor) ; Kalábová, Markéta (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on the evaluation of offers of tours to South-East Asia provided by Czech tour operators. The evaluation is performed using the analysis of selected tour operators and the comparison of their products. The first chapter explains some basic terms that are important for the understanding of the bachelor thesis. The second chapter of the thesis describes selected tour operators and their products. The last chapter summarizes and compares obtained information according to selected criteria.
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Subregional Cooperation in the Mekong River Basin: Program GMS
Součková, Lucie ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Musiyenko, Svitlana (referee)
The main focus of this bachelor thesis is the cooperation between the subregions of Southeast Asian countries situated on the river Mekong. The objective of the resesarch is to display subregional cooperation in this particular area and its impact on the development of these areas. Effectivity of subregional cooperation in this part of Southeast Asia has been discovered within the case study aimed to the program of the Asian Development Bank named Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). From the analysis of the indicators which are maping not only the econommical status but also standard of living conditions the big improvement has been made within last 20 years. Rising integration in the subregion leads to improvement of the infrastructure and effectivity of manufacturing processes which led to engagement of these countries on world markets and the intensity of intraregional trade growth. Opening the borders for easier movement of the goods, capital and people has its downs for instance the increase of criminality around the border areas. However, the criticism of subregional cooperation which compares them to confusing mixture of initiatives in the case of GMS program, the form of cooperation seems to be effective for several reasons: its based on cooperatiom on the local level which leds to bigger consequences towards the general standards of living, cooperation is mainly managed by the market and therefore is not so demanding for institutionslization and involvement of the government which is mainly beneficial for countries with weaker government sector.
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Impact of Maritime Piracy on International Trade
Hanzlíková, Simona ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Klosová, Anna (referee)
This thesis attempts to contribute to the discussion over the problem of maritime piracy that poses a threat to maritime transport as well as international trade. The impact of maritime piracy was researched mainly in the context of Somali pirates. Currently the problem concerns other areas, which are the subject of my investigation. The thesis is focused on maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and Southeast Asia, which are the current piracy hotspots. The main goal is to identify the implications of maritime piracy and analyze its impact on international trade in the given regions.
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Position of transnational corporations in Southeast Asia
Tsyrulnik, Alexandr ; Bolotov, Ilya (advisor) ; Čajka, Radek (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses activities of transnational corporations in Southeast Asia conducted by the foreign direct investment. The goal is to explore the mutual relations between these two entities and to understand, what the region means for transnational corporations and, simultaneously, how corporations influence the socio-economic live of the region. The course of analysis does not contain only modern aspects of the development of foreign direct investment, but also the key historical issues. The thesis consists of three parts. The first provides the main macroeconomic profile of Southeast Asia. In the second part we go through the historical concept together with today's opportunities and challenges presented in the region. Finally the third chapter focuses on the current state of the foreign direct investment, its dynamic, main actors, trends and impacts, both positive and negative. The subject is quite important nowadays due to the contemporary process of globalization, in which transnational corporations are the driving force and the states of Southeast Asia are one of the main providers of different kinds of facilities for the corporate activities.
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Development of "halal" trade in the world
Machula, Lukáš ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Štemberk, Jan (referee)
The presented diploma thesis Development of "halal" trade in the world deals with the detailed analysis of this current socio-economic phenomenon. The thesis aims to provide the reader with a more detailed and comprehensive view of one of contemporary fastest growing markets in the world in general. Thanks to its unification, halal market is the only market in the world that transcends both religious as well as geographical and cultural boundaries. In this diploma thesis the development of the halal market in the world is viewed from the perspective of theoretical background and practical applications with a focus on the evaluation of the current trends. This diploma thesis presents a detailed picture on the dynamic development of halal food, cosmetics, textile, tourism industry and the field of Islamic finance. Geographically, the diploma thesis evaluates the development of halal trade in the three major regions of the world - North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. Author's subjective forecast of future development of halal market in the world is a part of the diploma thesis.
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Production and distribution of cocaine and heroin in the world economy
Huňavá, Barbora ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Jiránková, Martina (referee)
The aim of teh work is to determine the causes of a long-term increase in production and distribution of cocaine in the Andean states and heroin in the Southeast and Southwest Asia, despite repression and active national drug policy, as well as international organizations. This paper describes the process of cultivation and drug production, distribution channels of drugs coming on the consumer markets. It explains and analyze the reasons and causes of involvement in drug trafficking and drug industry and its consequences for social and economic situation of individual countries, describes the national drug policy and the drug policy of international community and shows the connection of the drug trade with other elements of international crime.
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