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The potential development of the Czech Republic is discussed in this paper by using the State of the Future Index (SOFI). This is the only index currently used worldwide that focuses not only on the present (unlike the Human Development Index and others), but also on the future development of opportunities and threats. The paper presents the computation of partial indices focusing economic, demographic, social and environmental factors, where the selection of indicators that enter the computations, including their weighting, is the outcome of a survey conducted among regional development and sustainability experts and academics.

The State of the Future Index for the Czech Republic / Index Stavu Budoucnosti Pro Českou Republiku

Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic

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The potential development of the Czech Republic is discussed in this paper by using the State of the Future Index (SOFI). This is the only index currently used...

The State of the Future Index for the Czech Republic / Index Stavu Budoucnosti Pro Českou Republiku

Published Online: Dec 11, 2014

Page range: 42 - 52

Received: Jul 01, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2014-0017

Keywords
Human Development Index (HDI), State of the Future Index (SOFI), Czech Republic

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The State of the Future Index for the Czech Republic / Index Stavu Budoucnosti Pro Českou Republiku

Published Online: Dec 11, 2014

Page range: 42 - 52

Received: Jul 01, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2014-0017

KeywordsHuman Development Index (HDI), State of the Future Index (SOFI), Czech Republic

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Human Development Index (HDI), State of the Future Index (SOFI), Czech Republic