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Foreign Students in Czechoslovakia from 1960s and 1970s: Social Life and Relations to the Czechoslovak Population
Medvecová, Mária ; Pullmann, Michal (advisor) ; Cajthaml, Petr (referee)
This work focuses on foreign college students in former Czechoslovakia, coming from so-called developing countries. It portrays the students' daily life, their relationships and conflicts, as well as their coexistence alongside the Czechoslovak population. Firstly, it will be necessary for us to pinpoint the subjects the foreigners studied, and then identify university archives used as research sources (tentatively, sources are available from Charles University and the Universita 17. listopadu university in Prague). Besides their studies, this work focuses on the students' life at the dormitories, their conflicts, and their cultural and social life. The research will, naturally, have to be put into context of Czechoslovakia's strategies and ambitions in the international politics, especially in relation to the so- called developing countries. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Linkage between Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investments: Empirical evidence from Developing Countries
Hnath, Martin ; Geršl, Adam (advisor) ; Benáček, Vladimír (referee)
In this thesis we provide an updated empirical evidence on the linkage between an exchange rate and foreign direct investments (FDI). On the sample of 40 developing countries receiving FDI flows from five developed OECD econo- mies, we analyse how the strength of exchange rates, exchange rate volatility and currency regime affect FDI. Applying the Hausman-Taylor instrumental variable approach over the analysed period from 1991 to 2010, we have not found unanimous support on the role of exchange rates in influencing FDI. In the thesis, we document that over the last two decades, bilateral exchange rate volatility decreased and this can be assigned to its less-likely influence on FDI. In addition, based on the results of the analysis, we cannot confirm the wealth effect hypothesis that supposes an increase of FDI after real depreciation of developing country's currency. We ascribe this outcome to the development of average real exchange rates of developing countries that exhibited considerable strenghtening during the analysed period. We also find that de facto bilateral fixing of the currencies might be beneficial for FDI flows. The reasoning might lie in the reduction of transaction costs that is linked to credible exchange rates.
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Textile and clothing industry - salvation or curse of developing countries - the case of Bangladesh
Sameková, Sabína
My bachelor thesis assesses importance of textile and clothing industry in developing countries with the emphasis on Bangladesh and identifies main advantages and disadvantages this country happened to experience. First part is theoretical which discuss about main impulses and factors connected, such as globalization, industrialization etc. Later in my practical part I worked on issues individually for my chosen region -- Bangladesh. Also I try to evaluate the impact of recent events on textile and clothing industry. In the conclusion I have summarized impacts and suggested the possible prognosis for the direction of development in the future.
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Multinational corporations and their influence in developing countries
Veščičíková, Simona
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of multinational corporations and their impacts on developing countries. The primary objective is to assess, how activities of multinational corporations influence developing countries in the economic, environmental, political and social areas. One of the major findings of this that is a fact, that negative influences of MNCs in developing countries are gradually reducing. First part of this thesis is focused on the general characteristics of MNCs including its structure, position in the world economy and formation and evolution over time. Further are analyzed developing countries and the principal issues they encounter. The second part of this thesis will demonstrate the previously discussed issues on three specific case studies - Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria, Nike in Indonesia and Coca-Cola in India.
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Development aid provided by international organizations: the impact of the global financial and economic crisis
Ondičová, Lucia ; Cihelková, Eva (advisor) ; Bič, Josef (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on the support of developing countries from international organizations. The work includes a classification of developing countries by selected organizations, namely The World Bank Group, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund. The thesis also includes a description of organizations' main activities and ways of gaining finances. The analysis is extended to non-governmental organizations dealing with a development. For a better assessment of the reason why the crisis could have an influence on the provided assistance, the thesis contains a summary of the crisis impact on developed and developing countries.
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