This diploma thesis deals with the funding of the municipal investment projects. Its main objective is to evaluate how the way of funding the project influences the process of decision-making in a municipality. The first chapter describes theoretical preconditions for a case study with respect to the different types of municipal revenues, management of these funds and basic criteria that should be considered during the decision-making process. The costs and benefits of investment projects are briefly discussed as well. The second chapter looks closely at the revenues of the municipality Hluboš and the possibilities to use these funds to finance investment projects. The third chapter is then devoted to a concrete investment project of the municipality Hluboš and its funding. The realized interviews showed that the main reason for realization of the evaluated investment project was the existence of the grant and if the project had to be financed from other resources it would not have been realized at all. Based on this comparison, it is stated that the municipality did not consider the basic criteria in its decision-making.

Práce zjišťuje a analyzuje, jak občané v menších obcích vnímají různé role svých zastupitelů (role spoluobčana x role reprezentanta obce). Zda při výkonu funce starosty vidí občané v zastupiteli opravdu zastupitele (percepce role) a na základě čeho tak soudí (atribuce role).

Diplomová práce popisuje zejména zákon č. 117/2001 Sb. v teoretické části a srovnává veřejné sbírky v České republice z pohledu stanovených ukazatelů (např. územní rozsah) v praktické části. Jedná se o komparaci 2169 veřejných sbírek, které byly zakládány nejdříve k 1.6.2001 a nejpozději k 1.5.2006. Data byla zjišťována vlastním výzkumem z veřejné internetové databáze, kterou vede ministerstvo vnitra České republiky.

Tato práce se zabývá především vymezením venkova v České republice, jeho charakteristikou, historickým vývojem, stylem života na venkově a především jeho sociálními aspekty, který je přeci jen odlišný od městského, i když se rozdíly pomalu stírají. Jsou zde zkoumány životní podmínky venkovského obyvatelstva a srovnány s podmínkami ve městech a nastíněny základní problémy, se kterými se venkov u nás potýká a souvislosti, které mají vliv na stabilizaci venkovského obyvatelstva a udržení ekonomické funkce vesnice. Po roce 1989 dochází k významné změně vlastnické struktury venkova a zemědělství, klesá zaměstnanost v zemědělské prvovýrobě, roste nezaměstnanost, mění se nabídka pracovních příležitostí i způsob života na venkově. Venkovská obec se stává relativně samostatným subjektem, a roste význam obecního zastupitelstva. Sociální struktura venkova je tvořena ekonomicky aktivním obyvatelstvem, mladými lidmi a především seniory, jejichž počet v poslední době poměrně výrazně roste. Předpokladem dlouhodobé perspektivy je možnost vhodného zaměstnání a dostupnost kvalitního vzdělání pro děti. Senioři zase potřebují přístupnou a kvalitní sociální a lékařskou péči. Informace, které jsou zde presentované, jsou čerpány především z výsledků výzkumů Sociologické laboratoře České zemědělské univerzity v Praze, která je zaměřena na sociologii venkova

Focus of the thesis was to analyze the method of accounting of the city and work with budget issue as an appropriate tool for income and expends studies. Municipality Chynov was chosen for analysis. Evaluation was done based on the reports, which were received from city officers. First part is focused on accounting reform, which directly affects Municipality of Chynov. Next issue based on the evaluation reports were to analyzed incomes and expenses of city. It was observed the Municipality of Chynov does not have any major problems in this issue, due the balanced budget. As next step, statistical analysis was performed. Balanced budget was major task. As result of this analysis was said with probability that the balanced budget should be real in next years. Next part of the statistical analysis was cluster analysis. As result were statements that foreign incomes (mainly grants) have significant influence on municipality finances. As results of this thesis the Municipality of Chynov is from finances structure point of view without any problems and is effectively using the budget as tool to capture the finances structure of whole city.

This diploma paper analyses selected parts of a development potential on the South Bohemian region community level. It inquires into the differences among these municipalities due to their budgets and resident migration. The theoretical part characterizes municipalities as territorial units, their budgets and selected social economic and demographic indicators. Selected territorial units are further characterized and specified from a social economic and migration point of view. The practical part examines the development and trends of relative and absolute social economic and demographic indicators and their potential influence on the occurrence of the municipality disparities. This analysis consists of a quantitative part (with the indicators from the years 2001 {--} 2008) and a qualitative part which focuses on the South Bohemian municipality structure. The qualitative part also compares particular indicators of the South Bohemian municipalities in the years 2001 and 2008. Cluster analysis with the Gini coefficient was applied. One sub-section of the practical part focuses on three selected municipalities (Dubné, Kvilda, Litvínovice) and characterizes all their social economic and demographic variables orientated on budget revenues.

This diploma thesis deals with impacts of the application of value added tax by municipalities. It explains the basic concepts of value added tax in the context with activities of municipalities. Municipalities have more difficult position with apply-ing value added tax. Municipalities must distinguish between economic activity and public administration. Thesis focuses to taxpayer and non-taxpayer. For tax-payers is their current situation evaluated and possible changes are proposed. In case of non-taxpayer is possibility of voluntary registration to value added tax con-sidered and the impact of registration to municipal budget. In thesis are proposed possible changes of current value added tax legislation.

The diploma thesis deals with the matter of setting the municipal fee for the operation of the system of collection, transfer, sorting, use and removal of municipal waste in the Czech Republic with respect to the current changes which came into force on 1. 1. 2013. Upon the presentation of the system of municipal waste management system and its financing in general the theoretical knowledge is applied on specific examples of two selected municipalities. The result of the diploma thesis is a proposal of general methods of the above-defined municipal fee regarding the economic aspects of its setting.

Bendová I., Assessment of Social Innovations Hostěnice. Diploma thesis. Brno, 2013. The diploma thesis assesses social innovations and regional development approaches in the municipality Hostěnice. The thesis consists of theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part are described basic topics and basic terms are defined as well. In the practical part is presented the socio-economical analysis and the analysis of the social innovations in the municipality Hostěnice. The important part of the thesis is a survey which is a part of practical part. The survey is quantitative research. The instrument for the research was the questionnaire which was distributed to residents of the municipality Hostěnice. The results of the survey are resident's opinions and evaluations of social innovations and development of municipality Hostěnice. These results are presented and statistically elaborated. Then the work tries to design proposals for results usage in practice.

Unrestrained population growth especially in the developing countries, the necessity for existence as well as the desire for comfort are the major causes of environmental resources depletion in the world with particular reference to Ghana. One of the most exploited environmental resources in Ghana which is mostly not replaced is vegetation specifically trees. This paper aims to look into the effect of charcoal and wood fuel on Ghana's vegetation. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches were used in data collection and analysis. These methods include: questionnaire and interview. The findings show that charcoal and wood fuel is the means of revenue for the people of Varimpere village leading to desertification due to the source of domestic fire in use. Also other means of domestic fuel such as wind, solar, kerosene, electricity, coal and gas are not made available at affordable rates and therefore does not encourage the use of continuous and constant supply. Shea and Mahogany trees were the most preferred species due to the quality of charcoal and wood fuel products it produces. The findings also revealed that forestry services division whose role is to regulate the cutting of trees was not playing this role well due to inadequate personnel, logistics among others. The study concluded that measures of mitigating desertification such as afforestation and planting trees programs. Also some mitigation measures included creation of other jobs such formation of women groups to encourage the expansion of the Shea butter processing industry.