Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: F. Střeleček Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Author-Name: R. Zdeněk Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Lososová Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Author-Name: M. Jílek Author-Workplace-Name: University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Title: Social and economic points of the rural development Abstract: The article deals with characteristics of local communities and rural regions. Local communities are defined both according to the standards of population density and the number of inhabitants. In the article, there are treated especially the indicators of population development (balance of migration), economic activities of the inhabitants, unemployment rates, structures of the population according to the sector of national economy and the indicators of education. These indicators have been calculated on the basis of data of the Census 2001, municipal and regional statistics and the Department of Employment data concerning the unemployment rate. Keywords: the country, rural region, local community, unemployment, population development, education Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 431-444 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5230-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5230-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5230-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: S. Hubík Author-Workplace-Name: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Social construction of local/regional capital - methodology Abstract: The starting point for identifying environmental, social and cultural capitals in rural areas is integrated research based on methodological interconnection between quantitative and qualitative investigation. The sorts of capital are constructed by means of an interactive investigation in cooperation with insiders. In this way, such approach belong to endogenous investigating of reality and to the theory of social constructivism. Keywords: social construction, social capital, cultural capital, environmental capital Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 445-449 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5231-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5231-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5231-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Koľveková Author-Workplace-Name: Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic Title: Altruism, social potential and regional development Abstract: This paper is devoted to methods for specification of region. We provide examples for the Košice region that is described by the accessible characteristics. Our main objective is to consider broadening of these characteristics for more endogenous factors such as altruism or social capital. We would like to examine these endogenous characteristics within the model of Public Private Partnership also called Common Public Procurement. Furthermore, we analyze the pure and impure altruism in the context of the application of Public Private Partnership. This short study results in the conceptual diagram that shows how the social capital works in general, the description of the diagram gives further important details and allows understanding of the evolved concept. Keywords: social capital, altruism, Public Private Partnership, regional development, rural development, less-favoured areas Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 450-456 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5232-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5232-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5232-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: H. Hudečková Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Kříž Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The shuttle migration with regard to social potential of rural settlements (case study) Abstract: This article concerns shuttle migration activities of rural inhabitants and at the same time asks how this phenomenon influences social potential of rural settlements. The authors draw on the social ecology. Among its basic topics belongs spatial behavior. The authors ask about the impacts of the extent of shuttle migration and of how rural inhabitants perceive it (the object of the survey are 5 municipalities in the Central Bohemia Region) on social potential of the municipality. This potential is indicated by a cooperation of the migrants and non-migrants in the local government, especially with regards to development strategies involving transport infrastructure and public-transport services. The used method is a sociological empirical research that combines quantitative and qualitative approach and uses the appropriate techniques, such as a document study, observation, questionnaires and time-and-space mapping. Analysis of the collected data leads firstly to identification of positives and negatives of the shuttle-migration activities for the rural settlements, and secondly results in outlining empirical research of the shuttle migration in a wider spectrum of rural municipalities in regard to endogenous approach to local development. Keywords: spatial behavior, shuttle migration, countryside, social potential of settlements, empirical research Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 457-464 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5233-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5233-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5233-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Pavlíková Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: P. Maříková Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The role of employment in the development of Czech rural areas Abstract: The rural area is a very important multifunctional space, with landscape enhancement value and function. These factors are then necessary for the directions of development process in rural communities. The countryside creates an important part of economic and social state system. The area of work and the employment of population into the productive age present ones of significant macro-economic indicators of the capacity of national economy. Changes of economy in the market space, transformation of companies of agricultural primary production to new legal form, restructuring of production and manpower in agriculture caused leaving of part skilled of the workers, as well as other workers to another branches of national economy. In 1990's, especially in the beginning during the transformation of Czech economy, there was a big boom of private business and new forms of business activities and subjects emerged. Traditional lifestyle, which continues in the Czech countryside, determined that small enterprise prevails here. Current economics clearly shows that small and medium enterprises have an unsubstitutable role in our economic development and greatly contribute to creating new jobs in individual regions. Keywords: eemployment, rural areas, development, agriculture, agrarian labour market Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 465-470 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5234-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5234-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0005.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5234-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: K. Peker Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ataturk University, Erzurum-Turkey Title: The causes and results of internal migration from rural areas: case of Eastern Anatolia Abstract: Migration from rural has been an important problem in Turkey for the last four decades. This issue has been investigated with regard to its different aspects since the late 1970's. Research studies focused on its impacts on urban areas. Although the studies on migration in urban areas are more extensive, unfortunately, the studies of migration in rural Turkey are very poor and the effects of this phenomenon on the farms have been untouched. Migration from rural areas starting in the 1950's was supported, since it was regarded as the locomotive for the rapid urbanization, industrial improvement and development until the late 1970's. The conventional wisdom in the 1970's concluded that the best way to eliminate lower incomes was helping farmers to move to urban jobs but nowadays there is widespread agreement that incentive for migration to urban areas does not solve the problem of rural or urban poverty in Turkey. For that reason, Turkish Government spends millions of dollars annually on agricultural policies, and additional funds on rural development to hold people in the rural. In this study, causes and result of migration from the rural was investigated with regard to the mobility of the resources and the success of the farms in a city of Eastern Turkey, Erzurum. The results of the study showed that some causes of migration such as economical, social, and cultural from rural in Turkey are different than the causes in other countries. As a result, it can be concluded that migration from rural areas has not reached the point at which migration has a negative effect on the success of agribusiness. Keywords: causes of migration, result of migration on farms Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 471-476 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5235-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5235-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0006.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5235-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. Zagata Author-Workplace-Name: Czech University of Agriculture, Prague, Czech Republic Title: Complementary currency systems as a source of endogenous development of localities Abstract: The paper tackles the issue of regional and social development. From a sociological point of view, it focuses on the phenomenon of complementary currency systems. The analysis shows that money, as a social institution, has got certain features, which have an impact on economic behavior of people. Establishing a currency on the local level, which would circulate as a complement of the national currency, brings certain social benefits to local society. Nowadays, there are many complementary currency systems all over the world, including Europe. The paper attempts to answer the question, how they can contribute to the local development. Keywords: endogenous development, economic exchange, social capital, money, complementary currency, LETS Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 477-484 Volume: 50 Issue: 10 Year: 2004 DOI: 10.17221/5236-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5236-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-200410-0007.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:50:y:2004:i:10:id:5236-AGRICECON