scholarly journals Couple disagreement about fertility preferences and family-friendly policy measures in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 335-344
Author(s):  
Beatrice Chromková Manuea
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Fertility Preferences ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Policy Measures

scholarly journals Influence of policy measures on the competitiveness of the sugar industry in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 266-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bavorová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
National Market ◽  
Policy Measures

The sugar industry in the Czech Republic is one of the branches of food production that since the end of nineties has been strongly protected by agricultural policy. Here, we will deal with the question how the Czech agricultural policy affected the competitiveness of the sugar industry during transformation. From the analysis, it can be derived that not only agricultural measures but also organisational changes inside the enterprises, as well as modernisation and increasing capacity of plants  that all took place before the enforced political aid, supported the stabilisation of sugar beet farming and the sugar industry in the Czech Republic and its competitiveness in the national market.

When PISA does not matter? The case of the Czech Republic and Germany

Human Affairs ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Greger
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
International Student ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Policy Measures

AbstractThe present paper gives an overview of the reflections of and reactions to publishing the results of the first wave of the OECD study Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in the Czech Republic and in Germany. The choice of these two countries enables us to document how the same results could be perceived very differently in diverse country contexts and could lead to a different reaction from policy-makers. In spite of large reforms and numerous policy measures being adopted in Germany in reaction to the PISA results, compared with no response from policy-makers in the Czech Republic, it is argued, that in both countries policy-makers failed to tackle the major problem of their educational systems—its selective nature. In the final section we discuss various mis(uses) of PISA and its supranational and global character influencing local policies.

scholarly journals Childcare policy in the Czech Republic and Norway: two countries, two paths with many possibilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Horák ◽  
Markéta Horáková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
School Age ◽  
Welfare Regimes ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Dependent Children ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Childcare Policy

Abstract The objective of this paper is to analyse and compare the design and governance of the contemporary childcare policy in the Czech Republic and Norway in relation to the situation of households with dependent children under school age. Following this, we review certain provisions of the childcare policies of the two countries, whose systems possessed certain similarities at the beginning of the 1990s, although they represent distinct types of welfare state. Our analysis reveals that the chief differences in childcare policy have persisted and adapted to the key features of the welfare regimes. The two countries’ central childcare policy values contrast with each other (equity and free choice in Norway vs. re-familisation and strong ‘family dependency’ among individuals in the Czech Republic) and exhibit differences in the structure and extent of policy measures, as well. Policies in both are less sensitive to the needs of children with specific needs (such as migrants in Norway or Roma children in the Czech Republic).

scholarly journals Do the Subsidies Help the Young Farmers? The Case Study of the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-262
Author(s):  
Marie Šimpachová Pechrová ◽  
Ondřej Šimpach
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Tax Relief ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Farm Transfer ◽  
On Farm

To ensure the generation renewal in the European Union there are subsidies for setting up of young farmers’ businesses and the retirement scheme and top-up direct payments. In the Czech Republic are provided subsides to interest rates with preference of young farmers and intergenerational succession of the farm is tax-free. Together with other incentives, those factors shall facilitate enter of young people to the sector. The aim of the paper is to assess whether the policy measures help the young farmers with setting-up of their business. Based on the primary survey on 510 young Czech farmers the most motivating for enter the sector were tax relief on transfer of the holding and top-up payment for young farmers. The farmers without background considered as sufficiently motivating the top-up payments more often than those with certain background who acknowledged more the top-up subsidies. Possible way how to facilitate the enter to the sector could be to keep the tax relief on farm transfer, to combine the measures for retirement and setting up of young farmers and provide investment subsidies or financial instruments for start-up. Top-up payments, despite motivational according to the farmers, are criticized as inefficient.

scholarly journals Family Policy in the Strategic Planning of Rural Municipalities in the Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-403
Author(s):  
Helena Hudečková ◽  
Jakub Husák ◽  
Rudolfina Voleská
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Rural Municipalities ◽  
Favourable Environment ◽  
Local Levels

Abstract The paper is focused on Family Policy of rural municipalities. National strategic documents, documents intended for implementation of Family Policy at regional and local levels and local plans/conceptions for Family Policy within municipalities of up to 5,000 inhabitants are analysed. Special attention is paid to the competition: “Family-friendly Community”. Results of the analysis show that this competition does not fulfil its mission, despite the favourable environment for Family Policy within rural municipalities. The results of the study in accordance with generally prevailing opinion show, that it is not efficient to elaborate conceptions of Family Policy within such small municipalities.

Social variation in size at birth and preterm delivery in the Czech Republic and Sweden, 1989-91

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koupilova ◽  
Vagero ◽  
Leon ◽  
Pikhart ◽  
Prikazsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Preterm Delivery ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Social Variation ◽  
Size At Birth

On Geropsychology in the Czech Republic

GeroPsych ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Hana Stepankova ◽  
Eva Jarolimova ◽  
Eva Dragomirecka ◽  
Irena Sobotkova ◽  
Lenka Sulova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Cognitive Rehabilitation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Rehabilitation Research

This work provides an overview of psychology of aging and old age in the Czech Republic. Historical roots as well as recent activities are listed including clinical practice, cognitive rehabilitation, research, and the teaching of geropsychology.

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