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Reaction of several European countries to the Financial Crisis
Helikar, Vojtěch ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Jelínek, Tomáš (referee)
My bachelor thesis consists of three main parts. First part is focused on the origins of Financial Crisis containing facts that have had a long run affect (CRA, government/ FED initiatives, securitisation, Basel I, Basel II), certain economical factors (low inflation, low interest rates between 2001 and 2004, providing and supporting subprime mortgages) that had a great importance in addition. The result is the analysis of individual impacts on the situation in 2006 (bursting the housing bubble). Second part analyzes the reaction of European economy and deals with Czech and German actions that have been taken by governments in order to lower the financial/ economical crises' impacts. Although both countries have significantly different economical structures, there were several steps that have several features in common (e.g. expansionary political actions). Last section deals with a possible correlation of financial crises and strengthening of European integration. European Union as an economical and political integration has provided an excellent opportunity to observe the (un)unified attitude towards global financial crisis. A great example would be inventing government guarantees for loans that commercial banks sold customers. This action has been taken in several countries only in order to avoid an outflow of capital from the country.
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Mediterranean: characteristics of the region and relations with EU
Malinová, Lucie ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Vondrušková, Barbora (referee)
This work provides basic information about the Mediterranean area and its relations with EU. Mediterranean area includes eleven states: Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Palestinian occupied territories, Jordan and Libya. First chapter of the work focuses on the economic situation of recent years and main problems which characterised this region. Second part concerns the external relations of the Mediterranean with EU. In November 1995, fifteen EU member states and twelve Mediterranean states (ten after Cyprus and Malta joined the EU) agreed on the Barcelona Declaration. This Declaration, which founded the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, aimed at achieving peace, stability and growth in the region. It covers political, economic and social cooperation and represents a turning point in Euro-Mediterranean collaboration. The most active state from EU in developing euro-Mediterranean relations is France. French priorities and interests in Mediterranean area are described in the last chapter of the work.
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Influence of Transnational Corporations on the Economies of Latin American Countries
Němejc, Pavel ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Honajzrová Banús, Shirley C. (referee)
Initially, the work describes the political and economical situation in the Latin American region with emphasis on the recent economic development of the region and the socioeconomic phenomena common for most local economies. The second part focuses on the general effects that transnational corporations' activities have on host economies. These effects are then demonstrated on concrete examples of Latin American countries. The third chapter has the form of a case study that deals with the role of transnational corporations during the economic development of Argentina with a stress on its last financial crisis (1999-2002).
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The position of France in the European Union
Svobodová, Lenka ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Hitzgerová, Vlasta (referee)
The objective of this bachelor thesis is to describe the position of France in the European Union from a political and economic viewpoint. The first chapter focuses on the French representatives' and the citizens' attitudes on the subject of European integration. The second chapter provides the description of French economic indicators and its comparison with other European countries. The third chapter deals with the present economic situation of France and focuses more deeply on the labour market, the immigration policy, and French solution to the financial crisis.
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China: economic system, it's changes and results
Kriglová, Pavla ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Hnát, Pavel (referee)
The aim of this work is to assess chances of socialist market economic system maintenance in People's Republic of China. Author deals with history of origin of this economic system, its changes, contemporary results, risks and future threats. Simultaneously she tries to estimate perspectives of People's Republic of China on the basis of obtained information.
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Sweden - the Welfare State
Cmíral, Lukáš ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Popovová, Marie (referee)
This bachelor thesis analysis the development of the swedish social politics. The first chapter explains the meaning of social politics and the main approaches to it. The specifics of the social politics of the scandinavian states are mentioned in this chapter too. The second chapter investigates the development of the swedish welfare state from the beginning of the 20th century till presence. The period of crisis between 1991 and 1993 is expanded. The third chapter describes the development of the swedish pension system.
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Switzerland and its attitude towards the european integration
Šrámková, Eva ; Steinmetzová, Dana (advisor) ; Popovová, Marie (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse and to asses the reasons and causes of the Swiss attitude towards the european integration and to adumbrate the future development of this attitude with regard to the future development of the relations between EU and Switzerland during the economic crisis. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter characterises Switzerland politically a economically. It emphasises the influence of the direct democracy and political parties on government decisions. It describes the Swiss economy in light of macroeconomic indicators, then the sectors of economy, Swiss balance of payments and especially the foreign trade and the trading relations to the EU including the commodity structure. The second chapter deals with the main reasons of the negative attitude of Switzerland towards the regional integrations, characterises Switzerland as a member of the EFTA and focuses on the actual development of the bilateral relations to the EU. The third chapter describes the effects of the financial crisis on the Swiss economy and its impact on the future development of the relations to the EU.
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French foreign direct investement in the Czech Republic in 1991 - 2008.
Vývoda, Martin ; Karpová, Eva (advisor) ; Steinmetzová, Dana (referee)
Main theoretical definitions of the foreign direct investment, possible impacts on host economics and various types of classification are presented in the introduction of this thesis. Transnational corporations' relevancy and a presentation of some significant French transnational corporation are outlined in the second chapter. Next chapter focuses on the Czech Republic investments background characteristics, reasoning of its appeal towards foreign investors and activities of a government agency CzechInvest. French economy worldwide relevancy, including the investment power, is described in the analytical part. Concluding part concerns presence of French foreign direct investments in the Czech Republic over 90's up to the year 2008. There is presented its development, structural composition and the influence upon macroeconomic indicators. Such part covers review of the largest French direct investments and companies existing in the Czech Republic as well.
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