|
|
Causes of Civil Wars in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sniehotta, Michal ; Buben, Radek (advisor) ; Slačálek, Ondřej (referee)
Annotation: The Bachelor thesis deals with the civil war causes, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this Bachelor thesis is to identify, summarize and systematize theories of the civil war causes and find out the main factors contributing to the war eruption in the area of the sub-Saharan Africa. The thesis is divided into two parts. In the first theoretic part the term "civil war" is defined and characterized in relation to other types of wars and forms of organized violence. This is followed by the description of the most important contemporary theories explaining the causes of civil wars. The second part of this thesis is dedicated to the testing of the hypothesis dealing with the representative civil war causes in the area of sub- Saharan Africa.
|
|
|
Foreign Direct Investment in Mongolia - Its determining factors and policies
Renchindorj, Enkh-Amgalan ; Benáček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Stakhovych, Lyudmyla (referee)
Bibliography RENCHINDORJ, Enkh-Amgalan. Foreign Direct Investment in Mongolia -Its determining factors and policies. Prague 2012. 57 p. Bachelor thesis (Bc.). Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic studies. Supervisor of the thesis is doc. ing. Vladimír Benáček, CSc. Abstract Title: Foreign Direct Investment in Mongolia - Its determining factors and policies Author: Enkh-Amgalan Renchindorj Supervisor: doc. ing. Vladimír Benáček, CSc. Abstract It is considered that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has an important role for economic growth and economic development in particularly developing countries. In today's world are almost all countries that involved in the process of international investment cooperation. It has become axiomatic that sustainable economic development is impossible without the effective participation in global economic processes, including those without the active involvement of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Mongolia is a one of the fastest growing country in the world and like any other developing countries; nowadays FDI is one of the important factors in the economic development of Mongolia. This country has rich natural and mineral resources and recently has discovered world's largest copper-gold ore and become one of the top FDI attracting countries...
|
|
|
Exploitation and protection of natural resources in terms of law
Mazancová Dupláková, Daniela ; Damohorský, Milan (advisor) ; Sobotka, Michal (referee) ; Müllerová, Hana (referee)
This thesis focuses on legislation governing the use and protection of natural resources. In each chapter this thesis undertakes a comparison of Czech and Slovak legislation which governs the use and protection of natural resources. This thesis is divided into five main chapters. The first chapter contains a general introduction of the role of natural resources in the society. The next chapter is focused on the regulation of the use and protection of natural resources through legislation, including international, EU law and national law. The third chapter deals with non renewables with an accent on the use and protection of mineral resources. Part of the third chapter is also focused on the use and protection of soil and water. The fourth chapter discusses renewables and specifically deals with the use and protection of flora, forests, fauna and renewable sources of energy. The final chapter contains a short excursion into the field of legal regulation of France.The use and protection of natural resources also has significance beyond national borders, so it is necessary to regulate the matter through instruments of international law and EU law. The basic framework for the use and protection of natural resources is determined by the constitutional order which lays down basic rights and duties generally...
|
|
|
The Influence of Natural Resource Dependency on US Foreign Policy. Case Study: the Persian Gulf War
Ducháč, Tomáš ; Žídková, Markéta (advisor) ; Binhack, Petr (referee)
The goal of this work is to analyze what role the dependence on natural resources played in US foreign policy in the Persian Gulf War. Natural resources and especially oil were inseparable component of the US economic development from the second part of the 20th century. Regardless of the continuous effort of government administration the US was not able reduce its dependency on import of foreign resources. The reliance on world market and the effort to control its dependency through the control of natural resources located beyond the US boarders led to the projection of these issues to the US foreign policy. The first chapter of the work is theoretical and deals with the views of particular authors on the determinants of US foreign policy in regard to natural resources. The situation of the US was characterized by hegemonic position, which enabled the US to pursue its interest on a global scale. The second chapter analyses the development of US natural resource dependency in respect to the US economy from the beginning of the 20th century to the Persian Gulf War. The chapter identifies the most important natural resources and the strategic significance of the Persian Gulf. The final chapter evaluates the role natural resources had on America's decision to enter the war.
|
|
|
Variability Among Determinants of Education Attainment: the Effect of Natural Resources and Institutional Quality in Sub-Sahar Africa
Hanspal, Tobin ; Bauer, Michal (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Master's Thesis: Tobin Hanspal May 18th, 2012 Variability Among Determinants of Education Attainment: The Effect of Natural Resources and Institutional Quality in Sub-Sahara Africa ABSTRACT: This thesis exploits survey data from 21 Sub-Saharan African countries. After constructing a dataset of over 100,000 households to analyze the variability in traditional determinants of schooling attainment across exogenous domains, results indicate strong heterogeneity across countries in the effects of household composition and parental background. Additionally, findings suggest that 1) marginal effects of parental education are on average three times smaller for secondary compared to primary school attainment, 2) countries with lower corruption are correlated with higher levels of educational mobility, 3) dependence on natural resource revenue is associated with increased educational mobility. And finally 4) household wealth becomes a stronger determinant in countries with better institutions. Exogenous factors appears to have a large correlative impact on schooling outcomes, such as individuals belonging to the richest households have almost ten times the chances of completing primary schooling over the poorest quintile in less corrupt states compared to only a marginal advantage in highly corrupt states.
|
|
|
Art education in the after-school club specialized on the using of nature resources
Kaprálková, Petra ; Šmíd, Jan (advisor) ; Krejčová, Alena (referee)
My Bachelor work deals with the possibility of the use of natural resources within the frame of the creative art education of children inside the after-school club. I try to focus on familiarization with different variety of natural resources and its utilization in context of pastime activities, concretely inside the after-school club. In full details described preparation and realization of the creative expression and using of natural resources are the part of the project documentation. The aim of my work is approach to the work with children during out- of-school activities inside the after-school club, encourage and support the creation of the positive relation to the ecology and respectable behavior to the nature, as well as using of natural resources for handicraft art.
|
|
|
Determinants of FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa
Choutka, Petr ; Janský, Petr (advisor) ; Hrušová, Ivona (referee)
Determinants of foreign direct investment in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract This paper deals with determinants of foreign direct investments in Sub-Saharan Africa. This region has been considered very risky for foreign investors and the only incentive for FDI was seen in natural resources, especially oil. The objective of this paper is to find out whether this trend has prevailed in the past decade or if countries that managed to improve their institutional environment attracted significant amount of FDI into other sectors of economy. Standard econometric models are employed to explain FDI flows to individual countries. Not only FDI flows but also the share of FDI to GDP and accumulated FDI are used as dependent variable. The results confirm the fact, that natural resources still play the most important role for inward FDI. Key words: foreign direct investment, natural resources, Sub-Saharan Africa
|
|
|
Renewable energy sources in the region of the North Moravia
Mazák, Tomáš ; Hrnčířová, Michaela (referee) ; Pospíšil, Jiří (advisor)
The content of this work is to search an overview of basic types of renewable resources in the region of the north Moravia, respectively in the Olomouc region. In this work, are clearly described the main sources that are used in our country, especially the potential of photovoltaic systems, wind energy, water energy and biomass. For each type of renewable source is depicted a principle and the possibility to use just in the region of the north Moravia. In addition, specific applications are described in the Olomouc region, using these energy potentials.
|
|
|
Study the possibility of using recycled aggregate concrete for the manufacture of structural concrete
Skriňáková, Eva ; Stehlík, Dušan (referee) ; Hela, Rudolf (advisor)
This bachelor's thesis is aimed on the issues of using aggregate from recycled concrete rubble. The introduction describes the possibilities of concrete recycling and methods for fresh and hardened composite recycling. Next mentioned are physical and mechanical properties of recycled aggregate reused in concrete and comparison with natural aggregate concrete. Last part of theoretical section presents the opportunities of using recycled concrete to sub-base layers and concrete pavements. The practical section is focused on the application of recycled concrete aggregate to design concrete mixture of required strength class and verifying the possibility of usage in the exposure class XF3 and also design hydraulically bound course. The results of the practical section is to determine the suitability of recycled concrete usage for concept mentioned above.
|
|
|
Green growth in the Czech Republic selected indicators
Český statistický úřad
The publication consists of a text added by tables and graphs describing a set of indicators suitable for the assessment and description of "green growth" in the Czech Republic according to the following topics: socio-economic context, monitoring environmental and resource productivity/ intensity, natural asset base, environmental quality of life, economic opportunities and policy responses.
Fulltext:  PDF
|
guest ::
