The aim of this thesis is to investigate the management of budgets in the regions of the Czech Republic and in the capital city of Prague between the years of 2003 and 2013. Comparison is made between the capital city of Prague, Central Bohemian Region and South Moravian Region. The thesis opens with description of historical and legislative framework and continues with strong reference to the theory of public finance. The research shows that the most important source of revenues for the regions are financial transfers. Majority of Prague's income comes from public tax revenues. Current expenditures are the most prominent outlay of the regions and of Prague, too. The regional and Prague's total debt has grown continuously over the researched period. Strong impact on the budget economy has had the global economic crisis which has influenced the budgets since 2009.

As an important tool of state- and nation- building, capital city relocation is a policy option that is currently considered in more than 30 states around the world, including South Africa. The project is especially appealing for post-colonial states. At its core, it involves a physical move of governing institutions to a new location a city that either already exists, or is constructed specifically for the purpose of serving as a capital. The relocation is likely to affect political, economic and societal status quo within a state including matters of national security. The latter is a sensitive matter for post-colonial states, but the link between capital city relocation and national security is not well understood. The study develops a framework that analyses the capital city relocation - national security nexus, to assess the overall impact of the project, as well as the specific benefits and drawbacks for security. The framework relies on Buzan's five-sector approach to security, and employs it to develop a list of indicators to track changes to national security of the post-colonial states post-relocation. Hence this study aims to contribute to the strand of the Security Studies literature and to fill (in part) an evident lacuna on capital city relocation, by exploring the cases of Nigeria (1991) and Kazakhstan (1997) from a security perspective. / Mini Dissertation (M Security Studies)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Political Sciences / MSecurity Studies / Unrestricted

This doctoral dissertation examines how the symbolic character of a relocated capital city influences and intersects with local conditions to shape the governance structure and relations in service delivery. The focus is on Abuja, the new capital city of Nigeria, and the sector studied is solid waste management. Abuja was planned to avoid the numerous problems facing other Nigerian cities. Contrary to the intention of government and planners, the city now houses the fastest growing slum in the country. There are various possible explanations for these outcomes but this study pays particular attention to the conception of Abuja as a symbol of national unity. The ‘good governance’ agenda is often promoted by the World Bank and donors as a way of handling the numerous challenges facing African governments, including service delivery. A major expectation of the agenda is that local governments manage the urban development process in conjunction with an array of institutions ranging from the private sector to community groups and households. An underlying notion is that of a minimalist national state. This is not the case in Abuja, where governance is conducted at higher levels and the municipal council remains largely invisible. This is manifested in solid waste management, where the municipal council has no jurisdiction over the sector. In addition, community groups and households play very minimal roles in the governance of services. Drawing on the concept of space and place, the study concludes that the types of institutions found and their roles and relations are shaped by the national function of the city and the local power relations. The study draws on primary and secondary data. Interviews were conducted with state officials, community leaders, households and interest groups, such as the private sector. Secondary data were obtained from government documents, studies and newspaper reports.

On the eve of the twentieth century, the dismembering of old empires brought the formation of many new nation states, therefore of emerging new capitals. Becoming independent in 1912, Albania chose its definitive capital, Tirana, in 1920. Since then, the city has been a showcase of planning and architectural interventions for various regimes that have come in power, and its centre was and still is seen as a possibility to show the political ideals of each. The aim of this study is to examine how this important part of the city was produced, used and transformed in a timespan starting from 1920 until the fall of the People&#039 / s Socialist Republic in 1991. The spatial analysis of the city&#039 / s centre and the description of the relations between the main actors of these processes will help us understand the underlying goals for which these representative spaces were designed. On the other hand, comparing its urban elements with those of several coetaneous capitals will locate Tirana among the important planning examples of the time.

Orientador: Zelia Lopes da Silva / Banca: Adalberto de Paula Paranhos / Banca: Flávia Arlanch Martins de Oliveira / Resumo: Esta dissertação apresenta os elementos de representação de personagens femininos nos sambas de Ismael Silva, um dos compositores mais importantes da década de 1930. Em seus sambas, a malandragem, a liberdade e, sobretudo, as mulheres são temas recorrentes. As mulheres particularmente, sempre aparecem como a causa de seus problemas, ou como alguém que não é digna de confiança, além de volúvel, perdulária, infiel e "da orgia" (vida boêmia). Nesta pesquisa, pretende-se verificar, por meio das personagens femininas do compositor e das notícias publicadas nas páginas policiais do jornal Correio da Manhã, durante do período de 1930 a 1935, como as mulheres eram representadas e quais valores e práticas estão por trás dessa representação. / Abstract: This dissertation investigates the elements of representation of female characters in the Ismael Silva's sambas, one of the most important popular composers in the 1930's. The roguery way of life, the freedom and, overall, women are often in his sambas. Particularly women, appear like the reason of his problems or like someone who is not trustful, also voluble, wasteful and disloyal, which is part of a bohemian way of life. In this research we intend to verify, through the composer's female characters and in the notes published in the pages of police occurrences in the periodic Correio da Manhã, since 1930 until 1935, how the women were represented and what values are behind this representation. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-02-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:54:47Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 porto_cl_me_assis.pdf: 720886 bytes, checksum: af6e252640d29a23f9800765ef33f9a3 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Esta dissertação apresenta os elementos de representação de personagens femininos nos sambas de Ismael Silva, um dos compositores mais importantes da década de 1930. Em seus sambas, a malandragem, a liberdade e, sobretudo, as mulheres são temas recorrentes. As mulheres particularmente, sempre aparecem como a causa de seus problemas, ou como alguém que não é digna de confiança, além de volúvel, perdulária, infiel e “da orgia” (vida boêmia). Nesta pesquisa, pretende-se verificar, por meio das personagens femininas do compositor e das notícias publicadas nas páginas policiais do jornal Correio da Manhã, durante do período de 1930 a 1935, como as mulheres eram representadas e quais valores e práticas estão por trás dessa representação. / This dissertation investigates the elements of representation of female characters in the Ismael Silva’s sambas, one of the most important popular composers in the 1930´s. The roguery way of life, the freedom and, overall, women are often in his sambas. Particularly women, appear like the reason of his problems or like someone who is not trustful, also voluble, wasteful and disloyal, which is part of a bohemian way of life. In this research we intend to verify, through the composer’s female characters and in the notes published in the pages of police occurrences in the periodic Correio da Manhã, since 1930 until 1935, how the women were represented and what values are behind this representation.

The main goal of this study is to analyse population development in Prague districts in between 2001 and 2013. Within this frame the processes of mortality, fertility, migration and population aging are also examined. As a part of this study, a sample survey on the policies of districts regarding issues with demographic structure was made. The results prove, that life expectancy at birth generally rose in Prague, with differences from district to district. It also rose faster for the population of men. The total fertility rate also grew, as well as the mean age of mothers giving birth. The center of the city lost some of its population from migration, mainly due to migration to the outer districts. Whereas, districts on the outskirts saw an increase in migration. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The diploma thesis deals with the statute of the Municipality of the capital city Prague, which is the central authority of public administration and municipal government in the city. The city of Prague is not only province, but also corporate town and the largest domicile in the Czech Republic. The thesis analyses legal boundaries of the capital city in relevant acts (Municipalities Act, Capital City Act) and depicts the historical development of its administration between 1918 - 2009. The authorities of the Municipality of capital city Prague, its inner structure, competencies and major task in the areas of public administration and municipal government are also described within the thesis. It summarizes the relationships between the Municipality and local council (political leadership of the city), central offices of the public administration and subordinate units. In the end, it also sums the internal legal norms (financial management, requirements on the officers etc.) up and provides the evaluation of the contemporary state.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:57:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 WagnerNR.pdf: 7463357 bytes, checksum: d04f7a2289f293954d88497c22cd50b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-07-31 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / At a time of changes on the territory during the 19th century, the political and socioeconomic elites of the province and later State of Rio Grande do Norte evolved a discourse in order to justify the permanence of Natal as a city holding a status of capital. In this work we analyze the means employed by the ruling classes to impose their wish to raise Natal to an outstanding position among the existing cities by intervening on the territory during a period of one hundred years (1820-1920). During that time, which was characterized by changing commercial flows and technological development, the elites interventions were essentially directed to the implementation of modes of transportation, especially the railway. We try to understand the reinforcement of Natal as a capital city not only in political and administrative terms, but mainly in a commercial and symbolic manner, through the discourse and interventions undertaken by the local administrative elites, who stimulated the creation of a set of relations on the territory that also imprinted visible marks in the capital s urban fabric. These interventions were based upon the establishment of an infrastructure for exporting the State s production, firstly through and despite the Potengi River, and later on by the construction of railways. Although the project of Natal s hegemony had been outlined before the establishment of the railway network, in both cases the ultimate objective was to reinforce and develop the capital city as a commercial urban center to the detriment of other cities / Numa ?poca de mudan?as no territ?rio, durante o s?culo XIX, as elites pol?ticas e socioecon?micas da prov?ncia e posteriormente do estado do Rio Grande do Norte desenvolveram o discurso que objetivava justificar a perman?ncia de Natal como cidade com status de capital. Neste trabalho, analisamos os meios empregados pela administra??o no intuito de impor sua vontade de elevar Natal a uma posi??o de destaque entre as cidades existentes atrav?s de interven??es no territ?rio por um per?odo de cem anos (1820-1920). Durante esse tempo, caracterizado pela transforma??o das transa??es comerciais e pelo desenvolvimento tecnol?gico, as interven??es das elites se dirigiam essencialmente ? instala??o de vias de comunica??o, particularmente das estradas de ferro. Tentamos compreender a consolida??o de Natal enquanto cidade capital n?o somente no que diz respeito aos aspectos pol?ticos e administrativos, mas sobretudo em termos comerciais e simb?licos, atrav?s dos discursos e das interven??es empreendidas pelas elites administrativas locais, que estimulavam a cria??o de um conjunto de rela??es sobre o territ?rio que terminaram por deixar marcas vis?veis tamb?m no tecido urbano da capital. Estas interven??es se fundamentavam na instala??o de uma infra-estrutura que permitisse a exporta??o da produ??o do estado, primeiramente atrav?s e apesar do rio Potengi, posteriormente por meio da constru??o das estradas de ferro. Embora o projeto da hegemonia de Natal tenha sido esbo?ado antes do estabelecimento da rede ferrovi?ria, nos dois casos, o objetivo ?ltimo era refor?ar e desenvolver a cidade capital como um centro comercial em detrimento de outras aglomera??es

1 ABSTRACT The dissertation is focused on analysis of the preschool education in the kindergartens founded by private founders on the territory of the capital city of Prague in 2001-2015 with emphasis on performance indicators, trends in development and specific aspects of this level of education. During the mentioned period, the number of new private kindergartens considerably increased. The private kindergartens represent a segment of preschool education which has been absent in the Czech Republic for a long time and which could secure varied offer of education including alternative approach, above-standard or non- standard concepts of the preschool education. Kindergartens represent the very first educational institution, which any child normally faces to, and which serves as a systematic field for education. The capital city of Prague has been chosen as a key-region of the Czech Republic with high level of dynamic changes and economic potential which also have influence on development of the preschool education.