Politická ekonomie 2012, 60(3):330-348 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.845

Regionální disparity a financování regionální politiky - některé poznatky z České republiky

Oldřich Hájek, Jiří Novosák, Petr Zahradník, Pavel Bednář
Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně.

Regional Disparities and Financing of Regional Policy - Some Lessons from the Czech Republic

This paper deals with the relationship between regional disparities and financing of regional policy. The Czech Republic and the Convergence goal of cohesion policy were chosen as a case study. Four themes are discussed in this regard. First, the spatial distribution of funds is analyzed with respect to the disparity goal of regional policy. Second, the coherence of regional policy on different regional levels is evaluated. Third, the differences in evaluations based on the seat of applicants on one hand and place of realization on the other are discussed. Finally, some thematic issues are considered. Our findings point at some ambivalent conclusions with respect to both, the disparity goal and the coherence of regional policy on different regional levels. In addition, the differences in the both forms of evaluations are emphasized.

Keywords: European Union, Czech Republic, regional policy, regional disparities, regional development, cohesion policy
JEL classification: O18, O22, R12, R58

Published: June 1, 2012  Show citation

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Hájek, O., Novosák, J., Zahradník, P., & Bednář, P. (2012). Regional Disparities and Financing of Regional Policy - Some Lessons from the Czech Republic. Politická ekonomie, 60(3), 330-348. doi: 10.18267/j.polek.845
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