This thesis focuses on the analysis of the business environment of the Republic of Belarus and trade relations with the Czech Republic. The goal of this thesis is to provide the reader a comprehensive document that provides a complete and relevant information to help readers to orientate themselves in the Belarusian business and investment environment. At the same time the aim of this thesis is to help Czech entrepreneur identify prospective business opportunities and Czech entrepreneur could realistically exploit his business activities. The mapping the business environment in Belarus, I used the PEST analysis, which is reflected in the logical construction of the thesis. The thesis charts the political and legal environment, economic environment, socio-cultural and technological environment of the country. I exploit my own knowledge and experience I have accumulated during numerous trips to Belarus in this thesis. This thesis clearly summarizes the significant characteristics of the business environment in Belarus. Getting familiar with its contents raises a presumption of successful entry of the Czech entity on the Belarusian market.

The main objective of my diploma thesis is comprehensive analysis of the transition process in the Czech Republic with focuse on the second half of the nineties of the 20th century. In the first part I briefly analyse transition and privatization process in 1991 - 1996. Emphasis will be given to the selected concept of privatization and criticism. Then in a separate sub-chapter I critically judge the procedure of first and second wave of coupon privatization. The second part will be consist of an analysis of the financial crisis in 1996 - 1997 and I'll mainly deal with its causes and implemented measures. In subsequent chapters of the thesis I'll focus on the question of the so-called third wave of voucher privatization, privatization of banks and the role the National Property Fund and the Consolidation Agency. Chosen subject will be the result of the analysis of published sources, the latest literature and papers. An important part will be also studying of daily press and interviews with some economists, which are published or were in mass media. Finally I will try to get some personal interview with someone of the actors, who's involved in this a complex process.

The diploma thesis deals with the transparency of Czech state-owned enterprises. Thus how they are run, how they are managed and staffed and how they are regulated. The thesis is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is concern with the constitution of the state-owned enterprises, their development after the change of regime and especially with their sale within the coupon privatization. The second chapter deals with the current privatization of the state-owned enterprises but rather only theoretically and argues whether the state is an appropriate owner and a good bussinesman. The third chapter is devoted to (non)transparency of the state-owned enterprises which means appointing (non)experts to the supervisory boards and (in)sufficient control of these enterprises. The fourth chapter is a case study of Budweiser Budvar. In the end the reader finds the answer to the question whether the set rules for the operation and management of the state-owned enterprises are sufficient.

The velvet revolution in November of 1989 meant end of communistic domination and rediscovery of democracy. The turn of eighties and nineties belongs to important historical period of Czech society; it brought principal revolution changes - new political and economy system, new international station of our state, new political rights and freedom, but also new liability and responsibility. Changes were related to Czech media too. They became private. Focus of this diploma thesis is detailed analysis of the journal Pochodeň in the turn of eighties and nineties, especially the procedure of newspaper's transformation after the year 1989. Thesis describes the period before November 1989, when Pochodeň was the press authority of regional bureau of the Communistic Party. Next part of this diploma work is characterization of the velvet revolution in the redaction and resulting development after the year 1990. Thesis is set to context of the past. Part of this capitol is general view on transformation of the Czech society, economy and Czech media. This way of conception of my analyses describes recent history of the journal Pochodeň and uses memoirs of journalists, which worked in the newspapers in the turn of eighties and nineties.

The diploma thesis practically and theoretically deals with the concept - privatization of security. The aim of the practical part is to compare the conception of private security companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The comparison focuses on the factual data (number of PSC, employees, police forces, the amount of wages, the turnover), state regulation and mutual relation of public and private security providers. The findings of the practical part are applied to the theoretical concept of Rita Abrahamsen and Michael Williams - Theory of Security Assemblages. It is based on the claim that the privatization of security is part of a broader process of partial dismantling of the state and at the same time emerging "global assembly, which brings together national and global structures. The privatization of security is enshrined in both the social and the legal environment, and therefore the state itself can participate on its own dismantling by its acting. This is the case of the Czech Republic due to the absence of PSC's regulation, control mechanisms, minimum requirements for skilled employees PSC and the non-definition of the relationship between public and private security sector. It results in weakening the role of the Czech Republic as a guarantor of security. The aforementioned inaction...

The thesis Prison Privatization in the United States: The Limits and Consequences of the Transfer of Public Power into Private Hands analyzes selected consequences of prison privatization in the United States. Although the prison privatization in the US is considered a modern phenomenon, the private sector was involved in corrections from the very early history of the US. Therefore, the thesis introduces the history and philosophy of private sector involvement in corrections. The thesis then examines the factors that led to the decision to privatize prisons, namely overcrowding of prisons, other political factors, and so-called PIE-program that enabled interstate trade with prisoner-made goods. Further, it provides detailed statistics to illustrate the steep rise in the prison population. It also addresses the question of cost-savings and efficiency and it provides examples of specific factors that influence economic performance of private prisons. Important part is dedicated to the growth of prison-industrial complex characterized by the overlapping interests of bureaucracy, politicians and private prison companies that lead to increased pressure to maintain or increase the prison population. In the final chapter, the thesis analyzes the consequences such as increasing tax burden; demographic...

The thesis deals with the process of economic transition and its results in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic a the Slovak Republic, i.e. countries of Visegrad four. The paper describes the functioning of centrally planned economy and the general process of transition to a market economy. It also mentions different theoretical approaches. Furthermore it analyses the development of transition reforms in particular countries and compares the results of individual transition strategies.

The diploma thesis deals with the privatization of the pay-as-you-go pension systems, and it aims to theoretically and empirically disconfirm the widely spread imaginary benefits of the transfer to the fully funded social security system. These so-called social security myths are inherently connected with the transformation of the implicit pension debt to the explicit debt which, as confirmed by the designed multiple regression model, has a negative influence on rating and therefore on financing expenses of certain states. The thesis also focuses on legislative modifications of pension funds in the Czech Republic which fundamentally add to almost zero real annual yield. After subtraction of deferred expenses and revaluation reserve held in equity of particular pension funds, the average real annual yield in recent fifteen years is actually negative.

The thesis "Concept of Privatization and Restructuring by the Treuhandanstalt, discourse about Mr. Rohwedder and Mrs. Breuel" deals with the creation of the Eastern German privatization agency (THA). Further, the two major tasks of the institute, privatization and reorganization of the national wealth of the GDR, are being analyzed. After the "Treuhandgesetz" (privatization law) had been enforced, the THA soon started to sell companies out of their portfolio. Other companies needed to be shut down and people started to lose their employment. This course of action was heavily criticized by the political opposition as well as the Eastern German people, who were longing for increased wealth. In consequence, the THA started to shift its focus from privatization to reorganization. The controversy surrounding the THA in the middle of the reunification process of Germany is shown by the assassination of Mr. Rohwedder by the terrorist organization RAF. The net financial outcome after four years of management by the THA is a deficit of 200 billion DM.

This diploma thesis deals with the reconstruction of the high-rise block of flats in the city district Brno-South. The thesis concentrates on the evaluation of the economical effectivity of this project using two ways of financing. It focuses primarily on planning of the individual finance flows of the project, which will arise in connection with the operation of the high-rise block of flats. The part of the thesis is also the calculation of the basic economic indicators in two ways of financing, by which is it possible to objectively assess the investment and evaluate the favourableness of the financing by own sources and financing by bank loan. In conclusion, the comparison of these two ways of financing will be performed.