Agricultural Economics, 2002 (vol. 48), issue 6
Czech farmers facing agricultural policy in the period of revitalization
H. Hudečková, M. Lošťák
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):233-244 | DOI: 10.17221/5311-AGRICECON 
The paper addresses the behaviour of Czech farmers in the frames (structures) created by the agricultural policy in Czechia during the period of the Czech agriculture revitalization. The theoretical background of the paper is formed by the duality of actor and structures. The text considers the ideas embedded in the rules of agricultural policy in investigated period as they are confronted with actual behaviour of the Czech farmers. The main assumption is that the circumstances of agricultural policy should primarily increase the competitiveness of the Czech agriculture. Because this issue is a new one, the qualitative approach to deal with these problems...
Could social capital help Czech agriculture?
J. Chloupková, Ch. BJØRNSKOV
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):245-250 | DOI: 10.17221/5312-AGRICECON
Recent literature and research on social capital has demonstrated the economic importance of social features, such as trust and norms that facilitate cooperation. This article focuses on the role of social capital in the context of the Czech agricultural sector. Obtaining credit, sharing machinery, and proliferating information serves as examples where an awareness and reliance on the social capital of rural communities matter. By forming groups and strengthening existing networks, Czech farmers can improve their productivity, as well as their welfare. The article concludes by warning that the Czech state cannot invest directly in social capital, but...
The contemporary stage of the Czech countryside: European integration expectations
V. Majerová, L. Kocmánková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):251-258 | DOI: 10.17221/5313-AGRICECON
The contemporary Czech countryside underwent an important change during the last ten years. The political, economic and social system of agriculture and rural areas went through a basic transition. We can say that the transformation of agriculture after 1989 is one of the principal milestones of rural development, as for example the agrarian crisis in the end of the 19th century, the land reform in 1919 and the collectivisation in 1949. The processes of restitution and privatisation changed the ownership structure of land and property. The share of rural population employed in agriculture decreased. Unemployment grew, offer of work opportunities and...
Countryside, tourism development and national heritage revitalisation
T. Hájek
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):259-262 | DOI: 10.17221/5314-AGRICECON
The society has deepened its reflection on the future of the Czech countryside - not only in connection with the multi-functional agriculture but mainly with regard to the actor of service. It seems that this reflection went relatively far especially in the tourism industry where an understanding of a need for complex legislation defining the tourism industry as a long-term interest of the whole society (especially in connection with regional development) was reached. Since in the Czech countryside, national heritage monuments constitute both the key attraction and the axis of the inhabitant structure, tertiarization of the countryside cannot take...
Questions concerning the regional identity
J. Šindlářová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):263-268 | DOI: 10.17221/5315-AGRICECON
The evolution of social relations in transformed agricultural cooperative
L. Kříž, M. Mejdrech
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):269-275 | DOI: 10.17221/5316-AGRICECON
Macro- and micro-world of agriculture in the nineties
S. Hubík
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):276 | DOI: 10.17221/5317-AGRICECON
International Scientific Days 2001 - looking back to discussions in Section VI - "Sustainable Rural Development"
L. Chmelová, P. Maříková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):277 | DOI: 10.17221/5318-AGRICECON
Visions and Divisions - Challengs of European Sociology
I. Herová, P. Maříková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):278 | DOI: 10.17221/5319-AGRICECON
Agrarian Perspectives X - "Regional Rural Development" section
L. Kocmánková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2002, 48(6):279-280 | DOI: 10.17221/5320-AGRICECON