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Smoot - Hawley tariff and its effects on economy of The United States
Šimo, Dávid ; Tajovský, Ladislav (advisor) ; Johnson, Zdenka (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on effects of Smoot-Hawley tariff in The United States of America, during 1930. Specifically, the thesis focuses on the analysis of the tariff's effects to process of The Great Depression and is trying to answer the question if the tariff made The Depression worse. In the first part, there is described economic situation in the United States before the tariff passed and then there is described way, how the tariff was passed. The next part is divided into three chapters, and every single one of them analyze effects of the tariff from different sight of view, which is change of farmer's and producer's situation, monetary effects and effects of the tariff to world trade. The thesis analyzes these effects on process of the Great Depression in The United States. Conclusion of the thesis is the statement that Smoot-Hawley tariff made an effect on The Great Depression, mainly by his effects on world trade, which was lower because of the tariff and it was a break to recovery from recession.
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Migration to selected EU countries: Labor market integration
Kaclíková, Roberta ; Šaroch, Stanislav (advisor) ; Němcová, Ingeborg (referee)
The aim of this master thesis is to analyse the labor market of European Union and its certain countries in relation to the immigration with the backgound of various social welfare models. The paper is analysing the topic of labor market of European Union, integration of immigrants on this market, with focus on economies and labour markets of Sweden, United Kingdom and Germany as countries with high level of immigration that are representing three different social welfare models, such as Nordic model, Liberal model and Conservative model. The main objective of this thesis is the analysis of labor markets in selected countries of the European Union in relation to immigration and their subsequent comparison using the background of different social welfare models. The result is the evaluation of effectivness of the various social models based on statistical data, acquired knowledge and performed comparisons. The thesis is divided into four chapters and contains 13 tables and 8 charts.
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Competitiveness of the EU countries – Comparative Analysis
Kalík, Jan ; Černá, Iveta (advisor) ; Bolotov, Ilya (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on comparative analysis of the EU countries, specifically of the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany. The paper is divided into four parts. The initial chapter is aimed at specification of the term competitiveness and the methods of measuring the competitiveness. The second and the third part focus on evaluation of chosen countries by using hard indicators and their placement in multicriterial rankings. The last chapter focuses on comparison between the competitiveness of United Kingdom and Germany
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The British in the Rhineland. A contribution to the study of the British occupation of the Cologne zone in 1918-1926
Soukup, Jaromír ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Skřivan, Aleš (referee) ; Moravcová, Dagmar (referee)
The British occupation of the Rhineland in the period between 1918 and 1929/30 (Cologne Zone and Wiesbaden area) is in many aspects very surprising in comparison with the "traditional" British policy. The answer to the question why Great Britain stayed so long in this area was an effort to modify the Versailles peace system through a work in various inter-allied commissions. According to an opinion of British politicians and occupation authorities, the most important troubles were caused by the French who endangered the German unity, and obstructed its economic recovery. The form of the occupation had changed during the 1920s. Since December 1918 until the evacuation of the Cologne Zone at the turn of 1925 and 1926 we can ascertain four phases. In the period from the occupation of Cologne till the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles was the Rhineland placed under military administration. The military governors had in their zones of occupation practically absolute authority. In January 1920 became the highest representative of occupation forces civil body called Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission (High Commission) with its seat in Coblenz. Its main goals were to protect allied soldiers, issue ordinances for their security but also to veto German laws. However, in January 1920 the Congress of the United...
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Comparison of impacts of oil crisis in 70´s on USA automotive industry
Kopřiva, Jaroslav ; Tajovský, Ladislav (advisor) ; Chalupecký, Petr (referee)
The main objective of this work is to prove the hypothesis that the oil shock of the year 1979 didn't have a negative impacts on the US automotive industry. Solution of this hypothesis is not found in the period of the second oil shock, but in the years 1973 and 1974, when the first oil crisis broked out. As a result of its development the United Sta-tes Government was forced to take a number of measures to mitigate their impacts. The-se administrative measures touched not only consumers, but also the energy industry. Using the government's measures laws regulating driving conditions on roads were mo-dified, technological innovations in the automotive industry were financially supported, oil supplies were diversified, an attempt to increase domestic mining was carried out, prices of oil products were regulated. However, those measures couldn't fully manifest in the second oil crisis, because they haven't been completed or haven't worked. The automotive industry had to adapt to new trends and customer requirements for cars with lower fuel consumption and it invested billions of dollars in new technology in the mid 70s. Other changes have taken place in the production and sales strategies to prevent or largely eliminate the sharp falls in sales and production.
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Great Britain and Europe. Contribution to the analysis of approach of island state to the European Integration process - focused on approach of Winston Churchill.
Blažková, Kristýna ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
This thesis deals with development of approach of Sir Winston Churchill to European integration during the years 1945 to 1955. It tries to capture the change in Churchill's views and attitudes since the Prime Minister was Clement Attlee, until when he returned to this office himself. And both in terms of integration and national affairs. For this reason the work outlines the development of several major integration efforts and organizations, from the Council of Europe to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The thesis also analyzes Churchill's relationship with the United States and the Soviet Union and its efforts to achieve a summit meeting between these two States and Great Britain. Conciliation and agreement with Russia became for Churchill after 1951 a priority and therefore is to this topic devoted a large part in the conclusion of this thesis.
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The impact of political and economic situation in Argentina on the dispute over the Falkland Islands
Houšková, Lenka ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Melounová, Irena (referee)
This bachelor thesis is dedicated to the Falkland Islands dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. It investigates Argentina's stand on the issue and its solution, while focusing on domestic political and economic conditions, and their influence on the dispute. Argentina's steps to reaching a solution and developments in Argentinian political system and economy are summarised. Consequently, it is discussed how and to which degree domestic conditions in Argentina have influenced the issue of Falkland Islands and why it has not been solved yet.
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Nationalisation in Great Britain 1945-1951
Erva, Martin ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee) ; Kovář, Martin (advisor)
After the W orld War II, one of the biggest socialistic experiments in the democratic world started in the United Kingdom: nationalization. The Labour Party landslide victory in the general election of 1945 was more than just a change of government. First time in history Labour Party came to power with a majority in the House of Commons. As a result of these processes the Labour ministers launched nationalization programme. However, these processes have deeper roots. Nationalization without protests was possible after many years of changes within the British population. The perception of property rights, freedom and role of astate was different than twenty years ago. We have to go back to a period of the Great War, when Great Britain started with reforms of astate that were inspired by Germany. Functions ofthe state were reorganized along German 1ines. Paradoxically, "German's succes" in the World War was a main reason for it. Furthermore, Labour Party had strongly believed in nationa1ization from the times of KarI Marx. For Labour Party nationalisation had been a necessary condition for a socialistic society. The dangerest attack on the freedom and property rights came from the middle way activists, economists and politicians 1ike J.M. Keynes, W. Beveridge and others.
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The immigration to Great Britain in 1945-1971. The contribution to the history of the "island state" in the 20th century
Simonová, Michaela ; Kovář, Martin (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
Britain is the country with a long tradition of immigration. Over many years it witnessed the arrival of immigrants and refugees from the whole world. Nevertheless the unprecedented extent of immigration from the Commonwealth countries of the former British Empire after the Second World War was unexpected. It caused profound and irreversible change in the British society as a whole. This thesis deals with a description and interpretation of a series of key issuees related to immigration from New Commonwealth (especially from Indian subcontinent) in 1945-1971. Main reasons for "coloured immigration" were an increasing demand for low skilled and unskilled labour in United Kingdom and the 1948 British Nationality Act, which gave Commonwealth citizens right to enter, work and settle in the British Isles. I am concerned with issues of immigrants' employment, housing, education as well as with the attitudes and responses of indigenous whites. Even though the British consider themselves to be "tolerant people" immigrants faced up to prejudices, discrimination, racism, verbal abuse and physical attacks in Britain. White hostility toward coloured immigrants manifested itself in the form of the Notting Hill Riots in 1958. Racial attacks were explained in terms of the enormous number of "coloured" people and the...
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