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The Asian First-Tier and Second-Tier Newly Industrialized Countries Comparison
Pavlů, Zuzana ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Nováková, Jana (referee)
The bachelor thesis "The Asian First-Tier and Second-Tier Newly Industrialized Countries Comparison" maps the development of Asian NIEs from the beginning of their miracle growth till nowadays, however the peculiar attention is paid to the pre-crisis period till 1997. During this period these countries made signigicant structural changes inside their economies. The emphasis is then put on their outstanding export orientation. Space is given to introduction of particular countries in demographic, geographic and some other indicators in order to provide wider illustration of them, as well as to basic outline of the problem. The objective of the thesis is to provide common features or disparities between two Asian generations as well as between countries of each generation itself.
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Sino-Vietnamese Relations in the Period of Economic Reforms
Vorel, Tomáš ; Pavlík, Petr (advisor) ; Kříž, Martin (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Sino-Vietnamese Relations in the Period of Economic Reforms" maps the development of Chinese and Vietnamese economics from the union of Vietnam in 1976, through the Sino-Vietnamese war conflict in 1979, and up to formal normalization of their relations in 1991. The emphasis here is placed on the economic reforms, which were introduced by both countries at that time. For China it meant the reform of the Four Modernizations, introduced after Mao Tse-tung's death. In Vietnam it was the economic reforms of renovation called "Doi Moi". The following text offers a view on their bilateral relations, taking into account the most important events that influenced these relations (war with Cambodia, influence of the USSR in Southeast Asia, the Chinese minority in Vietnamese territory, territorial conflicts in the South China Sea). Special attention is paid to the cross-border regions, which have served as a bumper for both the political and economic interests of both involved parties. The aim of this thesis is a historical bibliographical search of the relations in the time of diplomatic separation, and a comparison of the effects of the reforms that China and Vietnam introduced after long years of economic crisis.
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The ASEAN - current problems and perspectives in economic cooperation
Duong Thi, Ngoc ; Stuchlíková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žamberský, Pavel (referee)
Southeast Asia nations has achieved high growth of GDP recently. This success can be counted to Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN). Despite the diversity of member states and problems, ASEAN takes a strong position in the world economy. Nevertheless, ASEAN is facing a new challenge. That's global financial crisis. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to describe establishment and development of ASEAN, to summarize economic cooperation among members and other states and to outline near future of this organization.
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Position of second-tier Southeast Asian newly industrializing countries in the ASEAN
Svobodová, Hana ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Žamberský, Pavel (referee)
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, which are known as the second-tier Southeast Asian newly industrializing countries (NICs), advanced in industrialization and achieved high growth rates during past 50 years. These countries are also founding members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Both the countries and the ASEAN have experienced a lot of changes and this paper tries to identify their current mutual position. First chapter describes the factors which influenced the economic development and industrialization in the second-tier NICs. Second chapter explains the reason of the developing countries to pursue regional integration and then characterize the establishment and development of ASEAN. Third chapter examines the importance and the position of second-tier NICs in the ASEAN from economic and politic perspective.
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The position of Southeast Asia in the world economy and problems of its economic development at the beginning of the 21. century
Surový, Václav ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Němečková, Tereza (referee)
This thesis deals with the current position of Southeast Asia in the world economy. The first part concerns itself with the recent economic development of Southeast Asia. Special emphasis is placed on Asian financial crisis of 1997, which to a great degree influenced the development of the subregion in the following years. The next part focuses on problems of economic development concerning the quality of institutions, integration within ASEAN and socio-natural problems. The last part explains the evolution of relations between the subregion and USA, Japan and China and assesses the current position of Southeast Asia in the world economy on the basis of comparison with other Asian subregions.
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Východní a Jihovýchodní Asie na prahu 21. století
Pelikánová, Barbora ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Němečková, Tereza (referee)
Tématem práce je východní a jihovýchodní Asie a její postavení ve světové ekonomice na prahu 21. století. Práce si klade za cíl charakterizovat současný stav ekonomického rozvoje zemí regionu východní a jihovýchodní Asie, zachytit nejvýznamnější tendence a změny, převážně v ekonomické oblasti, kterými tento region za posledních šedesát let prošel a analyzovat dopad těchto změn na ekonomiky zemí regionu i na celkové postavení regionu východní a jihovýchodní Asie ve světové ekonomice na počátku 21. století. Výsledkem práce je stručný přehled vývoje jednotlivých zemí a skupin zemí východní a jihovýchodní Asie od 50. let minulého století až po současnost, charakteristika změn ve vzájemných vztazích těchto zemí a analýza jejich postavení ve světové ekonomice. Součástí práce je rovněž nástin předpokládaného budoucího vývoje zemí regionu východní a jihovýchodní Asie.
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ASEAN - establishment, development and perspectives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Chaloupková, Jana ; Veselý, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Krines, Vlastimil (referee) ; Had, Miloslav (referee) ; Gombár, Eduard (referee)
The presented study is an analysis of the regional integration process of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN utilizing theories of international relations and integration. The dissertation studies the factors which contributed to its formation, evolution and transformation and the perspectives of its further development. ASEAN was established by virtue of Bangkok Declaration signed on August 8, 1967 among Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Subsequently Brunei joined the Association in 1984, Vietnam 1995, Laos and Myanmar 1997 and Cambodia 1999. ASEAN's formation falls within the process of creating of regional organizations after World War II, a period of the biggest development of the institutionalization of the international cooperation. Association was based on relatively free and voluntary cooperation and political declarations. With the end of Cold War and bipolarity, with the defeat of communism and the advent of political and economic reforms in the former socialist bloc ASEAN institutionally strengthened and transformed itself, expanded its membership and the decision to form ASEAN Free Trade Area AFTA in 1992 and the Treaty on the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs shifted Association from the stage of cooperation to integration. ASEAN becomes an international organization (based on international legal agreement with the objectives, principles, internal structure etc.) through the adoption of the Charter in 2008. The Charter is the symbol of the transition process from voluntary cooperation based on political declarations to creation of an intergovernmental organization with international legal personality and legal contractual basis for community building, to strengthen the norms and principles. ASEAN has functioned over 40 years based on personal, very frequent and regular contacts between the key elites (who have significantly contributed to its creation and development), as a grouping of common practice and an emerging common identity. It is a form of intergovernmental cooperation, where member states have exclusive position in the decision process; there are no supranational institutions that would have exclusive powers. ASEAN is the initiator of the development of regionalism in Asia, a considerable number of international structures, inter-and trans-regional contacts, forums and programs. Its activities after the Cold War fall into the framework of the new regionalism The thesis tries to point out possible perspectives for its future path, especially in connection to recently born special cooperation ASEAN+3 (China, Republic of Korea, Japan) and plans for building of East Asian Community (ASEAN+3, Australia, New Zealand, India) and its Free Trade Area. Basic characteristics of ASEAN integration process: it takes place in Southeast Asia, it is a process and a state, it consists of economic, political, security, social and cultural part, the emphasis is on economic affairs, its origin is in the postwar period, the main actors are the states and their elites (from the 90's NGO's, think-tanks and civil society become active creating a broad network of socio-cultural relations and interactions), integration expands by the process of ASEAN +3 and EAS, there is a spillover effect within and outside ASEAN, integration process is gradually evolving from a lower to a higher level. Carried out research has its limitations, since it is impossible to generalize the results and formulate a clear assessment of the large international complex, the information is always limited and the social process is miscellaneous. Well-known is the fact that political elites do not act according to the theories, which they often do not know, but based on their own understanding of reality and interests of individual states, eventually groups of countries. No theory is able to explain fully the evolution of ASEAN, failing to capture reality in its full extent, and thus the prospects for the future are some speculations. From the theoretical examination of ASEAN I elect neofuncionalism, since ASEAN represents a process of empowerment, where elites play a crucial role; they share many values and objectives and contribute to the integration process. The rise of transactions in the regional grouping (trade, communication, exchange of ideas), gradually creates a sense of common identity, elites have closer contacts and their values are complementary. Southeast Asia should occupy an important place in the Czech Republic's foreign policy, taking advantage of traditional contacts with the region. Priority should be given to economic ties and active political involvement in the multilateral framework of ASEM, an important part of political dialogue should be question of human rights.
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