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Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Manželství nebo nesezdané soužití: analýza finanční výhodnosti různých forem soužití

The article focuses on the Czech social system and primarily on the measures and benefits aimed to help single mothers. Through an analysis of the social welfare payment system the authors try to define if, and under what conditions, it is more profitable for mothers to be married rather than unmarried in years 2005, 2006 a 2007.…

Topics: Gender, Wages and Incomes, Parenting, Social Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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(Ne)rovné šance na vzdělání. Vzdělanostní nerovnosti v České republice

(Ne)rovné šance na vzdělání. Vzdělanostní nerovnosti v České republice

The volume offers detailed discussion of the most significant aspects of educational inequalities formation in the Czech Republic and presents them in historic and international contexts. The first part of the publication reflects educational inequalities theoretically and historically and compares the skills of Czech pupils internationally. The second part deals with formation of educational aspirations. The third part deals in detail with inequalities in transition from secondary to tertiary education.…

Topics: Social Inequalities, Education

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

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Bilanz der tschechischen Innenpolitik im Jahre 1993

Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die innenpolitische Situation der Tschechischen Republik nach Teilung der Föderation. Das Jahr 1993 war von der Suche nach nationaler Identität im neuen selbständigen Staat gekennzeichnet. Die Verhandlungen über die gegenseitigen Beziehungen zwischen der Tschechischen Republik und der Slowakei wurden in Form eines Abkommens festgelegt. Die Währung wurde getrennt und eine Zollunion gebildet. Das Parteiensystem zeigt nach den Wählerpräferenzen von 1993 d…

Topics: Identity, Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Peer-reviewed article

Department: Values and Politics

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Publication Type: Other Publication

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Publication Type: Other Publication

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Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

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Female Supported Households in Sub-Saharan Africa: A life course perspective

Single motherhood in sub-Saharan Africa has received surprisingly little attention, although it is widespread and has critical implications for children’s well-being. Using survival analysis techniques, we estimate the probability of becoming a single mother over women’s life course and investigate the relationship between single motherhood and child mortality in 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although a mere 5 % of women in Ethiopia have a premarital birth, one in three women in Liberia will become m…

Topics: Parenting

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

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Public Opinion to EU Membership in the Czech Republic and the Role of Political Elites

Topics: Elites, European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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The Pluralistic System of Interests Representation in Czech Society

The Pluralistic System of Interests Representation in Czech Society

Topics: Civil Society, Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

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The First Parliament of the Czech Republic as Seen by Its Members

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

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EU-Enlargement and Labour Relations: New Trends in Poland, Czech and Slowak Republic

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Work

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Tschechische Republik

Tschechische Republik

The study evaluates the tranformation process and its outcomes in the Czech Republic. It was written acording given outline and criteria as a part of recherche studys for Carl Bertelsmann Price 2001 for succesfull strategies in development and transformation. The study includes a part analyzing the starting position after the change in 1989, parts on political, economic and social transformation. Attention is paid also to the political culture and acteurs of transformation.Die Studie is ein Teil eines Sammelba…

Topics: Economy, Politics and Political Attitudes, Transformation

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Denki Rengo International Workers Attitude Survey: Czech Republic

Paper summarizes the outcomes from the Czech part of international survey on working life and industrial relations in electric industry. It was a part of a third wave of comparative international survey.…

Topics: Work

Publication Type: Chapter in Conference Proceedings

Department: Values and Politics

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The Quality of Democracy in the Czech Republic

The main aim of the paper is to assess the quality of democracy in the Czech Republic. The functioning of the Czech democracy is evaluated according to the international comparative methodology – Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI). This method has allowed the authors to analyse democratic processes in the Czech Republic in terms of comparative and theoretically grounded criteria while at the same time contextualising the overall domestic development within the setting of Central and East European and oth…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Working Paper

Department: Values and Politics

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Sustainable Governance Indicators 2011 - Czech Republic Report

The report on Czech Republic is a part of study supported by Bertelsmann Stiftung – Sustainable Governance Indicators. The whole report offers a comparative assessment of 31 OECD countries. The concepts of sustainability and governance form the conceptual underpinnings of the SGI’s two pillars, the Status Index and Management Index. Whereas the Status Index examines the relative success of policies implemented in recent years, the Management Index focuses on the efficiency and accountability of the underly…

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Other Publication

Department: Values and Politics

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Czechoslovakia

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Czechoslovakia

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Czech Republic

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Czech Republic

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Czech Republic

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

Department: Values and Politics

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Czech Republic

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Sociological Data, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Article with impact factor

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