Inaug.-diss. -- Strassburg. / Bibliography: p.iv.

Thèse--Université de Dijon. / "Bibliographie": p. [309]-310.

Habilitationsschrift--Kiel. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-228).

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The goal of this thesis is to determine and analyze trade relations between the Czech Republic and Colombia and to identify concrete business opportunities among them. the sub goals include the comparison of macroeconomic, political and socioeconomic indicators, analysis of the trade flows of goods, to identify the top 10 products and to determine the competitive advantage of both countries by using Porter's model of national competitive advantage. Finally several business opportunities are identified and each of them is described in more detail. The used methods are description, analysis and comparison of data from the Trademap webpage, World Bank and official records and reports from both countries trade ministries.

The research scope of the given thesis is the impact of the Social Security and Tax systems on the income distribution among population in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The study is constructed on the comparative analysis of the changes in taxes, social benefits and income among different groups of the local population. The findings of the thesis propose that while reforms in social security system may stimulate positive impact on the reduction of the gap in income distribution, tax security system in Azerbaijan does not have distributive power. Consequently, in comparison with tax reduction, an increase in social benefits is proposed as a policy with higher efficiency for the Azerbaijan. Furthermore, the analysis established that initially large gap in income distribution between older and younger families may gradually be decreased as a result of policy implementations in the social security system in Azerbaijan. Another important idea developed in the given work is possibility of applying innovative investment-based social security system in Azerbaijan.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / The Czech Republic was integrated into NATO in 1999, when the process of the enlargement of the Alliance by including Central and Eastern Europe had begun, and the idea of the EU expansion was being seriously considered. These changes and the unfavorable development of the Balkans crisis created a new security environment in the region, and the necessity for a revised European security policy. Membership in the EU became a primary strategic goal of the Czech Republic.s foreign policy. How did the NATO strategy influence the Czech security policy? What was the evolution of the security environment in the Europe-Atlantic region and the NATO-EU relationship? This thesis analyzes this process and examines its experience. The Czech Republic, as one of the candidates for integration into the EU, has created a good position for its entry. This thesis also explores recent international security relations and their strategic continuities for the creation of the new policy. Since the armed forces play an important role in the national security, the work analyzes a new concept of the Czech Republic Armed Forces reform. In the last chapter the thesis tries to define possible presumptions for the new security policy and argues some possible proposals, which is its main objective. / Lieutenant Colonel, Czech Republic Army

Prace charakterizuje tento systém, představuje jeho klady a zápory a srovnavá vybraná data se standardem zemí OECD s důrazem kladeným na srovnání s Českou republikou. V práci je zahrnuta část věnována popisu Chilské republiky

The work deals with trade relations between Czech republic and Russia. The aim is to analyze Russian market, to assess its potential from the point of view of opportunities for Czech products on Russian market and to evaluate the overall market significance for Czech exporters. The researching part of the work begins with an analysis of the economic development of Russia since the Soviet Union collapse to the present. Then the work continues with an analysis of evolution of trade relations between Czech republic and Russia, which determines main directions and areas of cooperation. The next chapter presents an analysis of Czech pro-export policy and its functionality in relation to the Russian market in order to evaluate the significance of Czech pro-export institutions for domestic entrepreneurs. The last part of the work is devoted to analzying the Russian business environment in order to identify opportunities and possible risks of doing business in this market. This work may serve as a useful material for students and teachers of universities and experts of economic institutions.

This thesis deals with the mutual relations of the Czech Republic with the BRIC countries. Individual members of the group - Brazil, Russia, India and China - have the potential to become in the next years or decades the strongest economies of the world. The aim of the work is to analyze existing business relations between the Czech Republic and these countries and on the basis of this analysis draw some predictions of future cooperation and find opportunities for Czech exporters. The work should provide an objective assessment based on statistical data and practical observations regarding cultural differences and specific business practices. The work should serve as an overview for Czech exporters who are interested in the BRIC countries to export.