<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The major aim of the paper is to summarize the main paths of regional
development in the Czech Republic during the period of political, economical and societal
transition using the statistical data and own survey at the country level. Following this
summary, we aim at differentiation of regional developmental paths at individual hierarchical
levels. Our analyses shows that structured assessment of quality of socio-economic
environment at the regional respectively meso-regional level provides the necessary
information needed for creation and implementation of effectively decentralized regional policy.</p></abstract>

The major aim of the paper is to summarize the main paths of regional
development in the Czech Republic during the period of political, economical and societal
transition using the statistical data and own survey at the country level. Following this
summary, we aim at differentiation of regional developmental paths at individual hierarchical
levels. Our analyses shows that structured assessment of quality of socio-economic
environment at the regional respectively meso-regional level provides the necessary
information needed for creation and implementation of effectively decentralized regional policy.

Regional development and regional policy in
the Czech Republic after 1989

Department of Regional Development and Public
Administration, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, J. E.
Purkyne University, Moskevská 54, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem,
Czech Republic

Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University,
Lipová 41, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

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The major aim of the paper is to summarize the main paths of regional
development in the Czech Republic during the period of political, economical and...

Regional development and regional policy in the Czech Republic after 1989

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 41 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2014-0005

Keywords
regional development, regional policy, period of transition, Czech Republic

© 2014 Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

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

Regional development and regional policy in the Czech Republic after 1989

Published Online: Dec 30, 2014

Page range: 41 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2014-0005

Keywordsregional development, regional policy, period of transition, Czech Republic

© 2014 Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

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

Keywords
regional development, regional policy, period of transition, Czech Republic