Agricultural Economics, 2005 (vol. 51), issue 6
Development and prediction of the selected population movement indicators in the Czech Republic
M. Palát, E. Maca
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):235-240 | DOI: 10.17221/5102-AGRICECON 
The paper is aimed at the presentation of findings obtained in the study of the developmental trends of the population reproduction indicators in the territory of the Czech Republic in the reference period 1993-2003. The analysis of selected indicators is also aimed at a short-term extrapolation prediction. Developmental trends are specified of the population composition according to the main age groups, live births and natural increase of population. The population development in the reference period under study demonstrated increasing qualitative changes in the demographic behaviour of population after 1989. A characteristic feature of this stage...
Agricultural research: traditions and innovations in sociological monographic study of countryside
H. Hudečková
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):241-249 | DOI: 10.17221/5103-AGRICECON
This paper deals with the classic and contemporary sociological research of countryside in the Czech Republic, carried out with a monographic procedure. It mentions basic social factors and theoretical and methodological assumptions of the monographic study of the Czech and Moravian countryside until the 30's of the 20th century. It briefly introduces one of the classical studies Dolní Roveň. Then comes a part that provides information on post-war monographic research. Last part of the paper aims at present sociological study of countryside using the monographic procedure. It characterizes its new approach, different from the classic studies...
Conditions of development of border area cooperation of the South Bohemian region and Upper Austria
D. Bednářová
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):250-256 | DOI: 10.17221/5104-AGRICECON
Retailers are the strong group both in South Bohemia and in Upper Austria. The development of this sphere is one of the development programmes priorities of both regions. South Bohemia and Upper Austria, especially Muhlviertel region, are areas with a similar economic structure, which is an excellent presupposition for mutual cooperation. An advantage will be the improvement of marketing activity and information transfer. A better technical equipment and its full exploitation will be possible. The problems, however, which could arise from cooperation with foreign partners, should not be underestimated. Not only the language barrier is concerned but...
Regional development in Slovakia - developmental trends and social-spatial impacts
P. Gajdoš
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):257-264 | DOI: 10.17221/5105-AGRICECON
The study deals with the problems of regional development in Slovakia, with the emphasis on presentation and critical reflexion of specific features and basic developmental tendencies characterizing the regional development in the transformation period (after 1990). The regional development is presented in broader social contexts of the development of the Slovak society, with the emphasis on its modernization stage, as well as the social-economic and social-spatial changes, characterizing the society development in the transformation period. The social and social-spatial implications and impacts of this development on social segments of the society,...
Role of talents in the development of agribusiness organisations
M. Horalíková, R. Zuzák
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):265-270 | DOI: 10.17221/5106-AGRICECON
Currently, the world of business is more and more dominated by companies which possess and know how to exploit their intangible resources, in particular the potential of their employees, to achieve competitiveness. The importance of learning organisations, knowledge organisations and corporate culture has been constantly growing. The article presents the outcomes of a survey carried out with the aim of identifying attitudes of managers of agribusiness organisations to talented people and the role of these people in gaining a competitive advantage. The survey has found that Czech agricultural enterprises are somewhat special in this area and that the...
Czech LETS (empirical study on local complementary currencies in the Czech Republic)
L. Zagata
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):271-278 | DOI: 10.17221/5107-AGRICECON
The presented theoretical reflection of the institutionalization of money shows that the given features of money are always linked to certain social conditions. Nowadays there are visible several attempts to establish local currencies, which would work as a complement of national currencies and which be able to fulfill other functions than the purely economic ones. The circulation of the "own" currency brings all kinds of benefits to community members. The goal of this work is to elucidate in empirical perspective mechanism of the local currency systems operating in the Czech Republic. Results of the research show a peculiar form of the LETS, which...
The problems of maintenance of the countryside in the Czech Republic
Z. Trávníček
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2005, 51(6):279-284 | DOI: 10.17221/5108-AGRICECON
The rural areas are regions with very low residential density. They cover more than 90% of the European Union territory with almost half of its population. The countryside in the CzechRepublic represents 58 183 square kilometres, i.e. 73% of the Czech territory, which includes 5 629 municipalities with 25.6% of inhabitants. Among the problems of sustained development of the rural areas and maintenance of the countryside, there belong the low residential density, unfavourable age structure, unsatisfactory civil facilities, and infrastructure. These are the reasons of gradual population outflow from such regions. At the meetings in Lisbon, Göteborg and...