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Monitoring the transition in the Czech Republic: Data, surveys and studies

The description of post-communist societies is still insufficient and contrasts with the rich knowledge on Western societies. The focus is still on economic and, in particular, macroeconomic data, while social data and reports are rather scarce. With regard to socio-economic studies and analyses, the Czech Republic is even lagging behind the other transition countries of Central Eastern Europe. To ease the access to basic social knowledge on Czech society, the author presents an overview of information sources…

Topics: Sociological Data, Transformation

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Výzkum společenské transformace a česká sociologie

First, the author examines European and world lessons for the study of Czech transformation. Then, he describes legacies of the (mostly communist) past and the risks of transformation: atomisation, demoralisation and materialisation. The main topic is the failure of the social sciences, which isolated themselves instead of engaging in the reform process, verbally governed by mainstream neo-classical economics. In particular, sociology failed to show the moral dimension and embeddedness of economic processes in…

Topics: Economy, Transformation

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Who is poor in the Czech Republic? The changing structure and faces of poverty after 1989

A summary of evidence on the development of poverty in the Czech Republic since 1989 is provided. First, the new sources of poverty after 1989 are described. Second, a variety of measurements that reveal different faces of poverty are presented. Third, the relative ease with which it is possible to leave the labour force and the impact of departures on household income is considered. Fourth, the working poor are examined and compared with non-working poor …

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Work, Social Inequalities, Transformation

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Work Values and Job Attitudes in the Czech Republic between 1997 and 2005

The article contributes to a critical reading of opinion data by the presentation of ISSP “Work Orientations” 1997 and 2005 in the CR. Methodological problems are presented first and the framework of systemic transition is set next. Third, a comparison is made of people’s expectations regarding their work and jobs with their perceived fulfilment. Fourth, perceived location of workers between the distant worlds of family and firms is described and factors of work and job satisfaction inspected.…

Topics: Gender, Value Orientations, Work

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Empirický výzkum chudoby v českých zemích ve třech historických obdobích

This article deals with empirical research on poverty in Czechoslovakia in terms of three distinct phases. Between 1918 and 1948, considerable attention was devoted to poverty, but research possibilities modest. During the 1948 to 1989 period, the communist regime allowed “examinations” of poverty for the purpose of depicting pre-war capitalist Czechoslovakia as an impoverished, class-divided society. After 1989, the opportunities for undertaking research on poverty increased dramatically due to stimulus i…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Social Policy

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Social problems and coping strategies

Topics: Social Inequalities, Social Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Tschechische Haushälte nach 1989. Einkommen und Bewältigung schwieriger finanzieller Bedingungen

Der Autor untersucht Probleme der Wohlstands- und Armutsentwicklung in der Tschechischen Republik. Dabei analysiert er u.a. folgende Fragen: Wie stellt sich die Einkommensdynamik in jüngster Zeit dar? Wie bedeutsam sind Einkommensunterschiede? Welche Ausprägung hat Armut in objektiver und subjektiver Hinsicht? Welche Möglichkeiten und Bewältigungsstrategien stehen privaten Haushalten zu Verfügung ? Und mit welchem Erfolg? Wie wird ökonomische Ungleichheit wahrgenommen und wie deutlich ist das Spannungsve…

Topics: Economy, Wages and Incomes

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Markets and People. The Czech Reform Experience in a Comparative Perspective

A large documentation of statistical and sociological surveys is used in this book to present a plastic picture of the transition in the Czech Republic “from below” i.e. as experienced by individuals and households. Other East-Central European and the EU countries serve as a comparative context. The focus in on the economic dimension of the transformation, as displayed in earnings, secondary resources, household incomes and expenditures, financial hardship and poverty. To display the process in its manifol…

Topics: Economy, Transformation

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Sociální důsledky transformace

Topics: Economy, Transformation

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Změny ve mzdové, příjmové a majetkové nerovnosti.

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Topics: Wages and Incomes, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Changes in the rate and types of poverty: The Czech and Slovak Republics 1990-1993

The beginning of the economic transition in all post-communist countries has caused a number of social problems. First, price liberalization has led to a general decrease in the purchasing power of incomes and thus has made an increasing part of the population vulnerable to poverty. Second, the reduced state monopoly and the start of privatization of big enterprises has resulted in unemployment, which was mostly unknown until this time. In addition to the “old poverty”, which especially endangered single h…

Topics: Economy, Wages and Incomes, Work, Transformation

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

The emergence of the labor market and earnings distribution. The case of the Czech republic

This book examines the income distributional experience of fifteen developed economies over the past two decades. It considers the effects on the inequality of household income of the development of individual earnings, unemployment, inflation, public sector transfers and taxes, and demographic changes. Chapters are devoted to the experiences of Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, West and former East Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Holland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and …

Topics: Economy, Wages and Incomes, Work, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Občan a tržní ekonomika. Příjmy, nerovnost a politické postoje v české společnosti

Topics: Economy, Wages and Incomes, Politics and Political Attitudes, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Motivační mechanismy lidských zdrojů

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Work, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Lidské zdroje v České republice

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Work, Education

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Vzestup, pád a oživení českého středního stavu

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Topics: Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Mzdová a příjmová diferenciace v České republice v transformačním období

Wage and income surveys covering the period 1989-1999 are used to display inequality of earnings and main factors of disparities. Increasing differences in the Czech Republic and the decreasing weight of demographic characteristics in wage structure are observed. Introduction of a market economy has led to earnings disparities more similar to those in the West. The "communist" demographic determination of earnings is being replaced to a great extent by "capitalist" market characteristics and ownership disparit…

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Social Inequalities, Transformation

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Labour market flexibility and employment security: Czech Republic

Topics: Work, Transformation

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Communist and transitory income distribution and social structure in the Czech Republic

Large statistical and sociological evidence is gathered to display changes in social structure of Czech society before and after 1989, with a special focus on economic inequalities.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Transformation, Standard of Living

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Structural comparison of inequality and social structures: Czech Republic

Statistical and sociological evidence is gathered to display changes in social structure of Czech society before and after 1989, with a special focus on economic inequalities.Economic and social reforms are described and ensuing new problems. Social stratification and various mobility flows are observed. Social cohesion is indicated by perceived levels of conflicts. Finally, limited expansion of the middle class is stressed as the main failure of the development after 1989.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Transformation, Standard of Living

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Ten Years of Rebuilding Capitalism: Czech Society after 1989

The book documents the many changes in Czech society after November 1989 and provides an insight into the social life of people as workers, consumers, and citizens. The first part concerns the labor market, business, education, and family. In the second part, changing economic and social inequalities are explained. The third section describes social structure and political attitudes, political parties and electoral behaviour. A chronological series of economic, demografic, social, and political indicators are …

Topics: Transformation

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Zpráva o vývoji české společnosti 1989- 1998

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Topics: Work, Family, Social Inequalities, Transformation, Education, Standard of Living

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

The Development of Work Values and Attitudes

The project The Adjustment of the Czech Labour Force: Changing Job Structures, Wage Disparities and Work Orientations aimed to use various data sources to describe changes in the field in the last decade. Studies on various topics are collected to provide a multidimensional picture of the changing Czech labour force and its "state of mind", together with identification of some key problems.…

Topics: Value Orientations, Work

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

The Gender Wage Gap and its Determinants

Projekt „Adaptace pracovních sil v České republice: změny profesní struktury, mzdové diferenciace a pracovních orientací“ směřoval k využití různých datových zdrojů k popisu změn v dané oblasti v posledním desetiletí. Jednotlivé kapitoly jsou věnovány různým aspektům problematiky, s cílem poskytnout mnohorozměrný obraz měnících se českých pracovních sil a jejich postojů, spolu s identifikací některých klíčových problémů. V první kapitole je český trh práce sl…

Topics: Gender, Wages and Incomes, Work

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Changes to Earnings and Income Inequality

The project The Adjustment of the Czech Labour Force: Changing Job Structures, Wage Disparities and Work Orientations aimed to use various data sources to describe changes in the field in the last decade. Studies on various topics are collected to provide a multidimensional picture of the changing Czech labour force and its "state of mind", together with identification of some key problems.…

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Work, Social Inequalities

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

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