A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfillment of the requirements of the Masters Degree in the Department of Sociology at the University of Zululand, 2008. / The major aim of the present study was to determine the role played by the local district municipalities in the development process of uThungulu district area in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. The sample for the present study comprises of fifty one (51) males and twenty nine (29) female respondents. The focus of the study was mainly after the 1999 elections and the introduction of local municipalities that incorporated rural areas for the first time in the history of South Africa. From the findings of the study, it became evident that local authorities are well suited to attend to the developmental needs of communities in a manner that would address issues as they are being perceived. The findings of the study were also supported by the Parsonian model which depicts society as being a social system containing roles within responsibilities for solving basic system problems at the societal level. In view of the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made: There is a necessity for suitable political system in municipalities for development to take place. The government should adhere to the Freedom Charter adopted in the 1950's for the Reconstruction and Development with the aim of making a "Better Life for AIF\ The level of education and skills development especially in Uthungulu district should receive special attention. Health centers should be made available in every local municipality since poverty and HIV/ AIDS among other things, threatens the survival of the people.

This thesis deals with description and evaluation of the status quo in terms of Slavonice city in a question of drawing funds from both the national and European sources. Work consists of the theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part consists of regional issues and EU structural policy and the Czech Republic, municipalities and financing its development. The practical part includes socio-economic characteristics of Slavonice city, which is connected to SWOT analysis of discussed area and outline a strategy that would lead to positive development of the city. Another part of this work is a summary of the grants from national and regional resource analysis and utilization of financial resources from EU funds in individual programming period. In conclusion, this work is presented a proposal for new financial incentives and design project, which reacts at 11th Call for NUTS II South-West.

Subject of this thesis "Analysis of the Possibility to Draw Financial Means on the European Union's Funds for the Financing of Developing Activities in Municipalities, a concrete manifestation on an example of a municipality (town)" is to find to what extent towns look after their area development and how they use the possibility to draw financial means from the EU funds. The first part tackles the status of a municipality at present and possibilities of changes. The second part deals with the town's economy; the third focuses on possibilities of drawing subsidies at various levels of public administration to fund development activities of towns, mainly through EU funds. On those theoretical grounds, development potential of a concrete town is analysed and in consequence, future development activities and their possibility is explored.

The aim of my thesis was to describe and analyze the current state of the city of Příbram in terms of the efficient use of the European, state and regional funding and suggest new solutions for the city development.

This diploma thesis focuses on choice of financial resources for realization of construction investment in a public sector, classifies investments based on multiple criteria and describes funding sources including Czech and European grant programs which are suitable for carrying out a construction investment. Next chapter introduces an organization structure of a village with focus on budget structure and establishment of the budget. Village Jaroměřice and organization Svazek obcí skupinového vodovodu Malá Haná are introduced for purposes of the practical part of this work, which describes their planned construction investments and identifies the best source of funding.

"Here are lots of opportunities" and "Welcome to Paradise". Two municipalities' place marketing from an identification perspective.