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Particularities of Business Environment of Colombia and opportunities for Czech companies on this market
Sedmíková, Anežka ; Zamykalová, Miroslava (advisor) ; Hubáček, Jan (referee)
Presented work analyses business environment of Colombia. It focuses on political and security situation in the country, cultural and social differences, economic situation with regard to market opportunities for Czech companies in Colombia. It further evaluates mutual commercial relations between the Czech Republic and Colombia and addresses experience of particular Czech companies with business activities in Colombia. Based on the analysis of socio-economic environment and experience of Czech companies, a SWOT analysis of the Colombian market from the perspective of a Czech company is created.
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The influence of international actors in the fight against organized crime: Case study Colombia
Kůsová, Ivana ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (referee)
The thesis deals with the influence of international actors in the fight against organized crime. The issue of combating the organized crime is pictured on the case study of Colombia. Colombian organized crime is largely associated with drug trafficking, therefore the thesis concentrates on options for addressing drug problem. USA as the most important market for Colombian drug production is a major ally of Colombia in the fight against drugs. The thesis focuses on the joint policy initiatives of the USA and Colombia to resolve production and drug trafficking. The aim of the thesis is to find out possible solutions to adress drug trade and identify the benefits and shortcomings of antidrug policies for the case study of Colombia.
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Current economic relationship between United States and Latin America
Zapletalová, Veronika ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Vrňáková, Irena (referee)
This thesis is about current economic relationship between United States and Latin America. The first chapter describes region of Latin America and his economic relationship with the U.S. Furthermore there is a short summary of the historical development of regional integration. The second chapter is focused on three particular countries: Brazil, Colombia and Chile. It explains their bilateral relationship with the United States and describes merchandise trade and trade in services. Investment climate and direct foreign investments are also mentioned in this chapter.
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Použití specifických aktinomycetových PCR primerů k charakterizaci bakteriálních společenstev exkrementů žížal
Hill, P. ; Krištůfek, Václav ; Feijoo, A. M. ; Gallego, G.
Tropical geophageous earthworms stimulate soil bacterial activity in soil that they ingest; it is uncertain if they affect the whole bacterial population or only subgroups. We sampled .i.Martiodrillus heterostichon, Polypheretima elongata./i. and bulk soil from a Bamboo plantation near Cali, Colombia. Pots of 1500 g of an adjacent tobacco field soil were brought to field capacity and two worms of each species placed in each pot. .i.Martiodrillus./i. gut contents and wormcasts from the soil surface and within tunnels were sampled after three months. The soil was maintained at field capacity for a further five months during which the worms continued to produce casts. Worm cast Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis ARDRA (using Tag I) with actinomycete specific primers gave two strong bands at approximately 750 and 370 bp. ARDRA patterns from the three bamboo grove and four field soils had several additional bands notably at 140 and 126 bp.
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Conflict in Colombia and its impacts on the neighbour countries
Lipková, Alena ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jeníčková, Martina (referee)
This work is dedicated to Colombia's conflict. Its objective is to sum up its implications on neighbour states. Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Panama have to cope with the invasions of Colombia's guerrillas and paramilitary groups, waves of refugees who look for asylum in other countries in order to run away from acts of violence of their homeland or with increasing trend in cultivation of illicit crops. The United States of American intervenes significantly in the situation by trying with Plan Colombia to lower the quantity of cocaine coming from this region to American's markets. Brief conflict's development and characteristics of its actors, analysis of the relations among countries within the conflict and 3 possible scenarios of future development are used to achieve the main objective of the work.
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The Development of the Colombian Conflict after President Uribe Took his Office
Stiborová, Adéla ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jeníčková, Martina (referee)
This work deals with the colombian president Álvaro Uribe who took his office 2002. The main objective is to assess the proceedings of Uribe and to outline some other steps that could be made. The work summarizes the reasons of the conflict deduced from history on the basis of historic-logical method, describes and compares the actors of the conflict, above all the leftist guerillas FARC and ELN and the rightist organisation AUC. Also deals with the influence of the cocaine. The fundamental part is the describtion of the proceedings made by Uribe in his electoral term and the description of the cooperation with the USA which attepts to solve this problem. All aroud Uribe succeded in allaying the conflict and also the situation with some actors was almou solved. Nonetheless the step sof Uribe lack the complexity.
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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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Development Policy of the European Union with Focus on Colombia
Malá, Václava ; Abrhám, Josef (advisor) ; Jelínek, Tomáš (referee)
Bc. Malá, Václava: Development Policy of the European Union with a view to Colombia, Prague. Department of World Economy, Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague, 2009, 68 pages, Head: Ing. Josef Abrhám, Ph.D. The thesis focuses on the issue of the evolution of development policy and administration of development aid by the European Union as whole (i.e. the European Commission) as well as by individual member states. The case study looking into Colombia analyses putting the development policy and development assistance into practice. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter defines historical links between the European and developing countries, stipulates basic notions connected to the issue as well as defines the European Union institutions having development policy and development assistance in their respective agendas. Various forms of development aid are described at the end of the first chapter. The second chapter deals with prospective trends in the progress of development policy and development aid. Therefore, the Lisbon Treaty and the 10th European Development Fund are analysed in particular. The third chapter focuses on how development policy and development assistance are exercised in the Colombian case. The conclusion of the thesis contains a statement about a substantial importance of European Union in the field of granting international development assistance.
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Position of Ecuador in the Andean Community of Nations
Vašutová, Helena ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Harmáček, Jaromír (referee)
The main aim of this thesis is to analyse Ecuador's economy and compare it with the other members of the Andean Community, to find out the purposes and aims of the Andean Community and above all to define the significance of membership for Ecuador. In the first chapter, Ecuador is generally characterised, the political development is described, an economic analysis is done by the main macroeconomic indicators, the structure of sectors is described and there is an analysis of the international trade. In the second chapter there is a brief description of the history and main aims of the Andean Community and the actual situation of the integration process. Also the relationship of Ecuador with the other members is described. In the last chapter, Ecuador is compared economically and socially with the other member countries. At the end of the chapter there is an analysis of Ecuador's trade with the other members.
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