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Reflection on the British attitude towards membership in the EC/EU under the premiership of Harold Macmillan and David Cameron
Haas, Václav ; Kolman, Ondřej (advisor) ; Štěpánek, Pavel (referee)
The thesis reflects on the British attitude towards membership in the European Communities and the European Union under the premiership of Harold Macmillan and David Cameron, respectively. The theoretical section of the thesis defines the basic concepts related to the topic and presents available theoretical approaches. Closer attention is dedicated to traditional institutionalism, which defines the categories of costs and benefits as well as the sources of preferences that determine the government's decisions on ascension to the European integration process. In its practical section, the thesis outlines British opinions on individual stages and milestones of the European integration ranging from World War II to the filing of the official application for accession to the European Economic Community. The paper also identifies specific factors that participate in the decision-making process to redefine European politics under Macmillan's and Cameron's governments. The principal finding is that the two governments ascribe highly differing importance to individual types of costs and benefits and prefer different viewpoints in the decision-making process, which naturally leads to different conclusions.
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Financing of British war economy in 1939-45
Čermák, David ; Fabianková, Klára (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on analysis of financing the British war economy during Second World War. The main goal of this thesis is to provide comprehensive view on aspects of financing a war economy in general and to illustrate those aspects on the example of Great Britain. The first part deals with pre-war period with accent on the process of rearmament. The second part defines means of war-time finance in general and then analyses their specific application in Great Britain. This part is also dedicated to comparison of approaches to financing war economy in Great Britain and Germany. The third part concerns specific issues of acquiring American dollars in order to finance government purchases of goods from the United States within boundaries of Cash and Carry doctrine. This part also analyses methods applied to acquiring American dollars and evaluates their importance to the British economy. Part of this thesis is also description of collaboration between Great Britain and United States after adoption of Lend-Lease act. Based on accessible information I answered the main questions about used methods and structure of financing British war finance. Half of the expenditure was met by raised taxation, which relied mostly on income tax. The other half of expenditure was covered by borrowings. The main source of the borrowings were the British citizen`s savings. In order to prevent macroeconomic destabilization the government introduced rationing and income taxes. These steps were successful in limiting demand-pulled inflation. Final analysis of means used to acquire American dollars states that those methods were unsuccessful in providing sufficient amounts of dollars. Therefore the introduction Lend-Lease act was essential to British war effort.
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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 perspectives of Scotland in the international relations
Frodlová, Ellen ; Sršeň, Radim (advisor) ; Dubský, Zbyněk (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses small states and their foreign policy and pays a special emphasis on the position of Scotland as an independent country. It describes the process of devolution, which had been finished with unsuccessful referendum on independence in 2014. In connection with this plebiscite it names the "pro" and "con" arguments, which affect the international relations. The last chapter deals with current position of the region of Scotland in international politics, international organisations (especially in the European Union) and discusses possible perspectives of this region in the future.
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The business relations between the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom with consideration of the cultural differences
Lněničková, Lada ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Střecha, Michal (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to describe the business relations between the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom and to analyse the cultural specifics of the UK. Another goal of the thesis is the analysis of the economical environment of the UK. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is focused on the basic information about the country. In the second chapter I pay attention to the British economy, including the analysis of the basic macroeconomic facts and the international trade of the country. The next chapter deals with the Czech-British business relations. When entering a foreign market it is highly important to study the cultural differences of a country and its customs during business negotiations. The knowledge of these differences brings a big advantage for those interested in a market, therefore the fourth chapter is focused on this topic. The last chapter includes the opinions of the businessmen on the Czech and British market.
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Czechoslovak-British business relations during the 1960's of the twentieth century
Janoštík, Tomáš ; Szobi, Pavel (advisor) ; Soukup, Jaromír (referee)
The main aim of bachelor's thesis is the analysis and description of the Czechoslovak-British business relations from the interwar period until the early 70's of the 20th century, with major focus on 60's. The author investigates the issue in a broader historical context, focusing on changes in business relationships during the interwar period, the period after february 1948, during the problematic 50's and improvement of relationships in 60's and during the normalization process in the early 70's. The author concludes that the hypothesis that the 60's were a period of renewing and improving of business relationships of Czechoslovakia and Great Britain is valid. Later trade relations were very strongly influenced by a centrally planned economy and politics of Czechoslovakia and the membership of Czechoslovakia CMEA.
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Aspects of financing tennis under Czech Tennis Association patronage
Hustoles, Jan ; Kotáb, Jiří (advisor) ; Kuchár, Róbert (referee)
Subject of this work is an analysis of selected aspects of financing tennis in the Czech Republic. The description focuses primarily on related legislative, institutional, political, financial and economic aspects. Financing issues caused by Sazka a.s. crisis are taken into account. Furthermore, the work introduces differences among the Czech Republic and Great Britain, USA and Australia in this matter, on which credentials for the Czech tennis financial coverage should be made.
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The legal aspects of withrawal from the European Union
Kaminská, Jana ; Grmelová, Nicole (advisor) ; Hubková, Pavlína (referee)
My bachelor thesis focuses on the legal aspects of a state's withdrawal from the European Union. It analyzes current legislation, compares it with different organizations, and uses Great Britain as an example. The main goal of this thesis is an impact assessment of said withdrawal which outlines the relationship between Great Britain and the European Union. This thesis is divided into several parts. The first part deals with European integration and its causes, goals, and problems. The second part is about the nature of withdrawal - definition, impacts, and an examples of an alternative solution which would be applicable after such an action. The third part focuses in detail on the Lisbon Treaty along with analysis of Article 50 and comments on this amendment. In the fourth part, the comparison of World Trade Organization legislation is made. The case study is all about Great Britain in which withdrawal was the most plausible and realistic option due to the increase of euroscepticism. This case study outlines the relationship between Great Britain and the European Union, mentions negotiated exceptions (opt-outs), considers the causes and probability of withdrawal as well as the economic and overall impacts. The conclusion of this thesis contains a summary of the most important thoughts and points out the danger of such an important step like withdrawal.
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Great Britain between 1918-1945. Paper on british economic and regional policy.
Smetana, Martin ; Toth, Petr (advisor) ; Kouřilová, Jana (referee)
Master's thesis focuses on the British economy in the first half of the 20th century and examines the most important components of the economic and regional policy in this period. The aim of the work is to discover the main impact of the first and second world war on the economy of Great Britain while emphasizing the role of the arising regional policy in this period. An evaluation of the most important macroeconomical indicators is performed to fulfil the aim of the work. Results of this paper show that the First World War led to the decline of traditional industries. This was supported in the inter-war years by the decrease of demand, high real wages and overvaluation of the pound while returning to the gold standard. Because the employment was mainly concentrated in the declining industries, which were regionally located, regional disparities in the country increased. The high unemployment in these regions led to the beginnings of state controlled regional policy. However significant decrease of the unemployment was only achieved with the mobilisation of the economy during the Second World War and the impact of new growing industries in the fifties.
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