The Standard of Living from the Perspective of Public Opinion

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
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Living and Dealing with Limited Opportunities: Social Disadvantage and Coping Strategies in Rural Peripheries

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Authors: Bernard, Josef, Decker, Anja, Vojtíšková, Kateřina, Mikešová, Renáta
In the article, manifestations of social disadvantage in peripheral rural settings in the Czech Republic are investigated. Based on the theory of local opportunity structures, the authors identify various aspects of the spatial context that intersect with individual handicaps of...
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Verejná mienka a ekonomická transformace - český případ

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
Using empirical data this paper shows that high expectations and support for transformation in the Czech republic persisted despite the initial fall in living standards. Economic and political crisis of 1997-1998 meant a turning point, however. String of several bank bankruptcies...
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On the Measurement of the Income Poverty Rate: The Equivalence Scale across Europe

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Authors: Mysíková, Martina, Želinský, Tomáš
The methodology used to determine the at-risk-of-poverty rate commonly applied in the European context is often criticised for arbitrary steps in its construction. This study questions the first step – the equivalence scale applied to transform the disposable income of households...
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Mezinárodní den žen je upozorněním na přetrvávající znevýhodnění žen

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Authors: Křížková, Alena
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Jak změřit životní úroveň?

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
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Well-being in the Czech Republic in an Aggregate Perspective

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Authors: Fialová, Kamila, Štika, Pavel
The article assesses well-being in the Czech Republic compared to other Visegrad countries (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland) and neighbouring Germany and Austria. By employing various approaches designed by several international organisations it takes an aggregate perspective to assess...
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Regionální rozdíly v dostupnosti bydlení v České republice

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Authors: Lux, Martin, František Kuda (eds.)
The book presents the results of analyses of trends in regional differences both in affordability and availability of housing and their causes in between 2000 and 2006 in the Czech Republic. The housing affordability analysis uses new original methodology of measurement. In the f...
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Hans-Jürgen Andreß and Dina Hummelsheim: When Marriage Ends: Economic and Social Consequences of Partnership Dissolution

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Authors: Chaloupková, Jana
The book under review focuses on the situation after partnership dissolution in terms of 1. change in disposable income, 2. female labour market participation, 3. residential mobility, and 4. living conditions. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic consequences of...
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Vnitřní periferie v Česku: Multidimenzionalita sociálního vyloučení ve venkovských oblastech.

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Authors: Bernard, Josef, Šimon, Martin
The spatial concentration of social disadvantage in rural areas not only poses a risk to social cohesion but also represents a challenge for public policy. This article draws on a multidimensional concept of disadvantage to study spatial aspects of disadvantage in Czech rural are...
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Sociodemografické diference v subjektivním hodnocení životní úrovně

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
The article presents results of detailed analysis of differences within subjective evaluation of household’s living standard based on data from regular continual surveys of public opinion.
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Setting Social Status in Couples and Partners’ Budgetary Discretion in Central European Countries

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Authors: Večerník, Jiří, Mysíková, Martina
The conventional optics of social stratification research—in which the social position of the family unit is seen as being determined by the status of the male head of the household—has been challenged since the early 1970s. Economic research has also questioned the approach that...
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V Praze je blaze aneb co si myslíme o životě lidí žijícím v našem hlavním městě a co z toho je pravda

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Authors: Kostelecký, Tomáš, Martina Mikeszová
The popular image of Prague is that the city is rich and its citizens earn high salaries and have high living standard. The chapter asks two questions: Do higher average salaries of Prague citizens mean higher purchasing power? Are all citizens of Prague better-off than people li...
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Co to je životní úroveň?

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
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Forty Percent of Czech Households Cannot Afford a Week’s Holiday! Material Deprivation in the Czech Republic and European Countries

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Authors: Mysíková, Martina
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Rodina a životní úroveň v ČR

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
The text is focused on development and differentiation of living standard of Czech households in line with household’s constellation.  
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Nové třídní konflikty

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Authors: Vlachová, Klára
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Krátkodobá finanční rezerva a finanční odolnost Čechů

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Authors: Fialová, Kamila, Mysíková, Martina
Cílem této studie je identifikovat hlavní faktory, které mohou působit na odolnost českých domácností vůči finančním šokům skrze vliv na vytváření úspor – krátkodobé finanční rezervy.
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Ekonomická situace a materiální životní podmínky z pohledu veřejného mínění ve středoevropském srovnání

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Authors: Červenka, Jan
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Potenciální finanční nedostupnost nájemního bydlení po deregulaci nájemného – regionální perspektiva

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Authors: Mikeszová, Martina, Martin Lux, Anne Morisseau
The article deals with an analysis of regional differences in rental housing affordability following rent deregulation in the Czech Republic. The objective is to identify the types of households potentially at risk of being unable to afford housing, to map the development of pote...
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